Milestone approximately 200m south of Walkmill Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1984. Milestone.

Milestone approximately 200m south of Walkmill Bridge

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 October 1984
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
SO 378 925
Coordinates
52.52769, -2.91686
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milestone located approximately 200 meters south of Walkmill Bridge, dating from the mid to late 19th century. It is made of white painted stone with a black base and black lettering. The milestone features a rounded, ledged top with the word 'MILES' inscribed radially at the top, along with the distances 'B.CASTLE 5' and 'SHREWSBURY / 15'.

Local climate

Milestone approximately 200m south of Walkmill Bridge receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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