Milepost at Os Sk 491253 is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1989. Milepost.
Milepost at Os Sk 491253
- WRENN ID
- over-mullion-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire MP: Amanda Hack (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 January 1989
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Milepost at Os Sk 491253, London Road, Kegworth
- OS grid reference
- SK 491 253
- Coordinates
- 52.82372, -1.27198
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mid 19th century milepost located on London Road in Kegworth. It is made of cast iron and painted white, featuring raised black lettering. The milepost has a triangular shape and is stopped below the top plate, which is inscribed with "TO LONDON 114". The sides of the post display the distances to Derby (12 miles) and Loughborough (5 miles). A part of the milepost that names the parish is buried below ground. Additionally, in smaller raised letters on the stop, it reads "CAMBER".
Local climate
Milepost at Os Sk 491253 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% 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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