Porridge Stoup is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1988. Milestone.

Porridge Stoup

WRENN ID
lesser-mantel-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 October 1988
Type
Milestone
Address
Porridge Stoup, Carleton Lane
OS grid reference
SD 950 484
Coordinates
53.93195, -2.07645
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Porridge Stoup is a milestone dating from 1730, as carved on the top. It is made of squared stone and features a well-cut open hand on each face, pointing to the right, below an inscription. The southwest face indicates "9 miles to Keighle(y)"; the southeast face states "3 miles to Skipton"; the northeast face reads "10 miles to Settle"; and the northwest face shows "8 miles to Coln".

Local climate

Porridge Stoup sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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