Milestone at Junction of A49 and B4368 is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1954. Milestone.

Milestone at Junction of A49 and B4368

WRENN ID
quartered-garret-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 November 1954
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Junction of A49 and B4368, Craven Arms
OS grid reference
SO 432 826
Coordinates
52.43929, -2.83584
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone located at the junction of the A49 and B4368, dating from the late 18th century. This milestone is made of ashlar sandstone and is shaped like an obelisk, standing approximately 6 meters high. It formerly had a limewashed finish and displays distances to 36 major towns and cities.

Local climate

Milestone at Junction of A49 and B4368 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 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% 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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