Milestone at NGR SJ 29997 31019 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 29997 31019

WRENN ID
leaning-bailey-harvest
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 299 310
Coordinates
52.87208, -3.04145
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located on the east side of the B5069 by a gateway north of Oldport, is part of Thomas Telford's Holyhead Road and dates from 1826-1827. It is made of red Wharf Bay limestone with a cast iron panel. The milestone has a tapered design that narrows towards the top, which culminates in a pointed head. The recessed cast iron panel on the front displays the following inscription: HOLY-/ HEAD/ 88 - M/ SALOP/ 18 M - 6 F.

Local climate

Milestone at NGR SJ 29997 31019 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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