Milestone and Milepost at National Grid Reference So400714 is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1987. Milepost.
Milestone and Milepost at National Grid Reference So400714
- WRENN ID
- noble-baluster-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1987
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Milestone and Milepost at National Grid Reference So400714, A4110, Adforton
- OS grid reference
- SO 400 713
- Coordinates
- 52.33725, -2.88195
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone and milepost, located at National Grid Reference SO 400714, dates from the late 18th century to early 19th century for the milestone and late 19th century for the milepost. The milestone is made of sandstone and features a cambered head with incised lettering that reads: "TO HEREFORD 22 MILES." The milepost is crafted from cast iron, with angled sides and a top that rises to a semi-circular headed back-plate. It has raised lettering that states: "WIGMORE DISTRICT COUNCIL" around the curve of the back-plate, along with "HEREFORD 22," "KNIGHTON 22," and "LEOMINSTER 11."
Local climate
Milestone and Milepost at National Grid Reference So400714 receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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