Milepost at Ngr So 5940 6872 is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 2000. Milepost.
Milepost at Ngr So 5940 6872
- WRENN ID
- final-rafter-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 February 2000
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Milepost at Ngr So 5940 6872, A 456, Burford
- OS grid reference
- SO 594 687
- Coordinates
- 52.31535, -2.59696
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milepost located in Burford, dating from the early 19th century. It is made of cast iron and features two angled name plates connected by a sloping top plate. The support post is angle-section with curved brackets. The milepost has raised edges and lettering, indicating distances to Tenbury (1/4 mile), Ludlow (9 miles), and Lemster (11 miles). The top plate is marked with "BURFORD PARISH."
Local climate
Milepost at Ngr So 5940 6872 receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% 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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