Mile Post at Junction with Bell Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1995. A C19 Mile post.
Mile Post at Junction with Bell Lane
- WRENN ID
- half-attic-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 November 1995
- Type
- Mile post
- Address
- Mile Post at Junction with Bell Lane, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury
- OS grid reference
- SJ 504 122
- Coordinates
- 52.70544, -2.73502
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The mile post at the junction with Bell Lane in Shrewsbury dates from the early 19th century, although it may not be in its original location. It has a triangular shape with a sloping top panel. The embossed lettering on the post indicates the following distances: London 150 miles, County Hall 6 furlongs 174 yards, and Shifnal 17 miles 0 furlongs.
Local climate
Mile Post at Junction with Bell Lane receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% 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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