Milepost Approximately 50 Metres to North of Number 39, Venusbank is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1986. Milepost.
Milepost Approximately 50 Metres to North of Number 39, Venusbank
- WRENN ID
- fading-belfry-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1986
- Type
- Milepost
- OS grid reference
- SJ 554 059
- Coordinates
- 52.64973, -2.66055
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milepost, located approximately 50 metres north of number 39, Venusbank, dates from the early to mid-19th century. It is made of painted cast iron and features raised lettering and edges. The milepost has a triangular section with a chamfered top. The top is lettered with "WENLOCK/ 6½", to the left it reads "SALOP/6/TO THE COUNTRY", and to the right it states "B.NORTH/14½/TO THE TOWN". Number 39, Venusbank is not included in this listing.
Local climate
Milepost Approximately 50 Metres to North of Number 39, Venusbank receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% 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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