Milepost Between Numbers 23 and 33 is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1989. A Mid C19 Milepost.

Milepost Between Numbers 23 and 33

WRENN ID
sacred-grate-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 Between Numbers 23 and 33, High Street, Castle Donington
OS grid reference
SK 443 269
Coordinates
52.8386, -1.34331
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located between numbers 23 and 33 on High Street in Castle Donington, dating 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 upper panel. It is inscribed with the following information: 'CASTLE DONINGTON PARISH, TAMWORTH 22 MILES, NOTTINGHAM 13 MILES'. Additionally, there is a small oval plaque on the stop that reads: 'WOOTTON BROS, IRON WORKS, COALVILLE'.

Local climate

Milepost Between Numbers 23 and 33 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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