Milepost South of the Cottage Farm at Ngr 635885 is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1987. Milepost.
Milepost South of the Cottage Farm at Ngr 635885
- WRENN ID
- ragged-hinge-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1987
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Milepost South of the Cottage Farm at Ngr 635885, Welford Road, Knaptoft
- OS grid reference
- SP 635 885
- Coordinates
- 52.49151, -1.06518
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mile post from the early 19th century, made of cast iron. It features a triangular base with embossed letters on each side indicating the distances: "To Welford 4 miles, to Leicester 12 miles." The rounded cap of the mile post displays a coat of arms.
Local climate
Milepost South of the Cottage Farm at Ngr 635885 receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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