Milepost to the West of the Junction of Chesterfield Road and Wood Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 August 1985. Milepost.

Milepost to the West of the Junction of Chesterfield Road and Wood Lane

WRENN ID
lapsed-moulding-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Amber Valley MP: Linsey Farnsworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 August 1985
Type
Milepost
OS grid reference
SK 377 518
Coordinates
53.06301, -1.43816
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a mid-19th century milepost located to the west of the junction of Chesterfield Road and Wood Lane in the parish of Pentrich. It is made of cast iron and has a triangular shape with a dished upper face. The upper face is inscribed with 'PARISH OF PENTRICH J HAYWOOD JNR'. The north-east face indicates 'DERBY 11 MILES', while the south-west face lists distances to various locations: 'CLAY CROSS 7 MILES, CHESTERFIELD 12 MILES, DRONFIELD 18 MILES, SHEFFIELD 24 MILES'. This milepost marks the route of the former direct turnpike road between Derby and Sheffield, as shown on Burdett's map of Derbyshire from 1862-1867.

Local climate

Milepost to the West of the Junction of Chesterfield Road and Wood Lane receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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