Milepost to Chester Cross 300 Metres South West 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 to Chester Cross 300 Metres South West of Overleigh Roundabout

WRENN ID
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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 399 648
Coordinates
53.1777, -2.89928
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located in Chester City, approximately 300 meters south-west of Overleigh roundabout. It was made around 1900 for Chester City Council and is constructed of cast iron. The milepost features a plinthed octagonal design, standing 2 meters high. It has a plate with corners that are pecked in a quadrant shape and a top that rises to a point, inscribed with "CHESTER 1 MILE" in raised sans serif capitals. The ironfounder responsible for this milepost is RT Smith of Whitchurch, Salop.

Local climate

Milepost to Chester Cross 300 Metres South West 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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