Footpath Guidepost 50 Metres East of Heath Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1985. Guidepost.

Footpath Guidepost 50 Metres East of Heath Farmhouse

WRENN ID
proud-doorway-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 1985
Type
Guidepost
OS grid reference
SJ 356 735
Coordinates
53.25471, -2.966
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This footpath guidepost, located 50 meters east of Heath Farmhouse, dates from the late 19th century and was created for the Wirral Footpaths Preservation Society. It features a tapering octagonal cast-iron shaft topped with a moulded section and a ball finial. The shaft includes an inscription that reads "WIRRAL FOOTPATHS ETC. PRESERVATION SOCIETY BY PERMISSION OF THE COUNCIL." Additionally, there is a single finger plate with nicked corners that indicates "PUBLIC FOOTPATH TO LEDSHAM, KEEP TO THE PATH."

Local climate

Footpath Guidepost 50 Metres East of Heath Farmhouse receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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