Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the South Ribble local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 May 2003. Milestone.
Milestone
- WRENN ID
- lesser-iron-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Ribble
- Constituency
- South Ribble MP: Mr Paul Foster (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 May 2003
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone, 139 Liverpool Old Road, Much Hoole
- OS grid reference
- SD 471 229
- Coordinates
- 53.70047, -2.8024
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, dating from the late 18th century, is a rectangular painted stone post that was re-erected in the mid-20th century. It features an inset panel with an inscription indicating the distances to various settlements along the route of the Preston to Liverpool turnpike from its location in Much Hoole parish. The inscription reads: 'LIVERPOOL 24 ORMSKIRK 11 PRESTON 7 Much Hoole'. This milestone is considered the only surviving example that retains its distance inscription from the Preston to Liverpool turnpike, which was established in the late 18th century.
Local climate
Milestone sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,240 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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