Milepost Approximately 450 Metres South of Overleigh Roundabout is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1998. Milepost.

Milepost Approximately 450 Metres South of Overleigh Roundabout

WRENN ID
outer-stronghold-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 July 1998
Type
Milepost
OS grid reference
SJ 401 647
Coordinates
53.17689, -2.89658
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located approximately 450 metres south of Overleigh Roundabout. It was made around 1900 and is constructed from cast iron. The milepost features a plinthed, tapered octagonal design by RT Smith of Whitchurch, Shropshire. It has a shaped cast-iron plate that is inscribed in raised capitals with the words "CHESTER CROSS; 1 MILE." Similar mileposts were installed by Chester City Council along other main roads leading to Chester.

Local climate

Milepost Approximately 450 Metres South of Overleigh Roundabout receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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