Obelisk Milestone Approximately 10 Metres to East of the Bell Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 May 1955. Milestone.
Obelisk Milestone Approximately 10 Metres to East of the Bell Inn
- WRENN ID
- winding-finial-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 May 1955
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- SJ 791 081
- Coordinates
- 52.6703, -2.30935
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The obelisk milestone, located approximately 10 metres to the east of the Bell Inn, is a notable structure that is reputedly based on a medieval wayside cross. It features a sandstone construction with a square base that has two steps, supporting a tapered square obelisk above. The obelisk is inscribed with directions and distances: to the east, it reads "Brewood/6/Lichfield/21"; to the south, "Albrighton/10/LONDON/134"; to the west, "Shifnal/3/Salop/21"; and to the north, "Newport/8/Chester/49". This milestone is believed to incorporate part of, or be situated on the site of, a medieval wayside cross.
Local climate
Obelisk Milestone Approximately 10 Metres to East of the Bell Inn receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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