Milepost Opposite Junction with Borough Street is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1989. Milepost.

Milepost Opposite Junction with Borough Street

WRENN ID
sombre-parapet-martin
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 Opposite Junction with Borough Street, Derby Road, Kegworth
OS grid reference
SK 486 267
Coordinates
52.83642, -1.27943
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milepost, located opposite the junction with Borough Street, dates from the mid-19th century. It is made of cast iron and painted white, featuring raised black lettering. The post has a triangular shape and is stopped below the top plate, which is inscribed with "TO LONDON 115." The sides of the post are inscribed with "DERBY 11" and "LOUGHBRO 6," while the base displays "PARISH KEGWORTH."

Local climate

Milepost Opposite Junction with Borough Street 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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