Mile Post 1 Mile from Wirksworth is a Grade II listed building in the Derbyshire Dales local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1973. Mile post.

Mile Post 1 Mile from Wirksworth

WRENN ID
odd-jade-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Derbyshire Dales
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1973
Type
Mile post
Address
Mile Post 1 Mile from Wirksworth, Derby Road
OS grid reference
SK 286 521
Coordinates
53.06597, -1.57403
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This mile post, located 1 mile from Wirksworth on Derby Road, dates back to the early 19th century. It is made of cast iron and features a rounded top plate that is lettered "London 138 miles." The splayed sides of the post display the distances to Derby (12 miles) and Wirksworth (1 mile).

Local climate

Mile Post 1 Mile from Wirksworth receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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