Milestone approximately 90 metres to east of Wolfshead Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1987. Milestone.
Milestone approximately 90 metres to east of Wolfshead Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- gentle-wicket-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1987
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone approximately 90 metres to east of Wolfshead Farmhouse, SY4 1AY
- OS grid reference
- SJ 370 208
- Coordinates
- 52.78186, -2.93449
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located approximately 90 metres east of Wolfshead Farmhouse, was erected between 1826 and 1827 by engineer Thomas Telford. It is made of tooled limestone and features a shallow-pitched top with chamfered corners. A cast-iron plate is attached, displaying superscribed serif lettering that reads: "HOLY-/HEAD/ 97-M /SALOP / 9M - 6F". This milestone is part of a series along the A5 (Holyhead Road), which Telford improved during the 15 years following 1817. Wolfshead Farmhouse is not included in this listing.
Local climate
Milestone approximately 90 metres to east of Wolfshead Farmhouse receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% 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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