Milepost is a Grade II listed building in the Blaby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1986. Milepost.
Milepost
- WRENN ID
- eastward-hall-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Blaby
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1986
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Milepost, Coventry Road, Broughton Astley, Harborough
- OS grid reference
- SP 514 945
- Coordinates
- 52.54617, -1.24263
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milepost from the early 19th century located on the east side of Coventry Road in Broughton Astley. It is made of cast iron and has a triangular base. The milepost indicates the distances to Hinckley, which is 6 miles away, and Leicester, which is 8 miles away.
Local climate
Milepost receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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