Milepost Approximately 40 Metres to North East of Alderton Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1986. Milepost.
Milepost Approximately 40 Metres to North East of Alderton Cottage
- WRENN ID
- pale-balcony-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1986
- Type
- Milepost
- OS grid reference
- SJ 495 237
- Coordinates
- 52.8085, -2.74992
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milepost located approximately 40 metres to the northeast of Alderton Cottage. It dates from the early to mid-19th century and is made of painted cast iron. The milepost has a triangular section with a chamfered top and beaded corners. On the left-hand side, it features raised lettering that reads "SALOP/7/MILES," and on the right-hand side, it reads "WEM/3/MILES." At the rear, it is supported by a grey sandstone block. Alderton Cottage itself is not included in this listing.
Local climate
Milepost Approximately 40 Metres to North East of Alderton Cottage receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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