Milepost is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 January 1987. Milepost.
Milepost
- WRENN ID
- idle-corridor-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne MP: Gareth Davies (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 January 1987
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Milepost, Dowsby Road, Rippingale
- OS grid reference
- TF 113 289
- Coordinates
- 52.84631, -0.34744
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milepost, dating from the late 19th century, is made of cast iron and is painted white with black detailing. The north side is inscribed with "To Bourne 6 miles," while the south side reads "To Billingboro 4 miles." These inscriptions meet at a sharp projecting right angle. At the top, there is an inverted triangle inscribed with "Rippingale Parish." The milepost stands on a tall base with a projecting angle, and the entire structure features black painted bands that define its faces.
Local climate
Milepost sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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