Mile Post 14 Metres North of Quarry Farmhouse, Higham is a Grade II listed building in the North East Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 1984. A Early C19 Mile post.
Mile Post 14 Metres North of Quarry Farmhouse, Higham
- WRENN ID
- second-crypt-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North East Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Bolsover MP: Natalie Fleet (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 August 1984
- Type
- Mile post
- OS grid reference
- SK 390 594
- Coordinates
- 53.13087, -1.41785
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The mile post located 14 metres north of Quarry Farmhouse in Higham is an early 19th-century cast iron structure. It features a triangular sectioned base with a moulded front angle and a flat back that has a segmental head, curving forward to create a horizontal panel below. The north side of the post is inscribed with 'DERBY/16 MILES', while the south side bears the inscriptions 'CLAY CROSS/2 MILES, CHESTERFIELD/7 MILES, DRONFIELD/13 MILES, SHEFFIELD/19 MILES'. The back of the post is inscribed with 'TOWNSHIP OF HIGHAM', and the front panel reads 'J HAYWOOD JNR/PHOENIX FOUNDRY/DERBY'.
Local climate
Mile Post 14 Metres North of Quarry Farmhouse, Higham 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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