Milestone at NGR SJ 29977 35737 is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 2019. Milestone.
Milestone at NGR SJ 29977 35737
- WRENN ID
- grim-brass-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 2019
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- SJ 299 357
- Coordinates
- 52.91434, -3.04271
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located on Thomas Telford's Holyhead Road, dates from 1826-1827. It is made of Red Wharf Bay limestone and features a cast iron panel. The milestone is situated just north of where the road crosses the Llangollen Canal, on the west side of the road.
The design tapers from the bottom to the top, culminating in a pointed head. The recessed cast iron panel on the front displays the following text: HOLY-/ HEAD/ 85 - M/ SALOP/ 21 M - 6 F.
Local climate
Milestone at NGR SJ 29977 35737 receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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