Parish Boundary Stone is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1984. Boundary stone.

Parish Boundary Stone

WRENN ID
forgotten-rubblework-thyme
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 April 1984
Type
Boundary stone
Address
Parish Boundary Stone, King's Meaburn
OS grid reference
NY 613 231
Coordinates
54.60186, -2.59968
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a parish boundary stone, likely from the mid-19th century. It is a tall, narrow block made of sandstone, featuring a segmental head and chamfers along the edges. The names of the parishes are carved in Roman lettering: "KINGS MEABURN" on one side and "BOLTON" on the other.

Local climate

Parish Boundary Stone sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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