Milepost Approximately 550 Metres to North West of Bridge Number 73 is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Milepost.

Milepost Approximately 550 Metres to North West of Bridge Number 73

WRENN ID
quiet-stronghold-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1987
Type
Milepost
OS grid reference
SJ 662 409
Coordinates
52.96484, -2.50458
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located approximately 550 metres to the north-west of Bridge Number 73, dating from around 1830. It is made of cast iron and has a short cylindrical shape with a round top. The front features two curved rectangular plates at the top and one at the bottom. The lettering on the milepost is in a superscribed serif style, indicating distances: "NANTWICH / 8. / MILES" on the left side, "AUTHERLEY / JUNCTION, / 31, MILES" on the right side, and "NORBURY, / JUNCTION. / 15½, MILES" at the bottom.

Local climate

Milepost Approximately 550 Metres to North West of Bridge Number 73 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 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% 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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