Milestone Approximately 550 Metres South-West of Junction of A488 with B4385 is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1985. Milestone.
Milestone Approximately 550 Metres South-West of Junction of A488 with B4385
- WRENN ID
- waning-shingle-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 January 1985
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- SO 322 878
- Coordinates
- 52.48402, -2.99903
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located approximately 550 metres south-west of the junction of the A488 with the B4385, dates from the mid to late 19th century. It is made of white painted stone with black lettering and features a rounded top. The inscription reads "MILES" radially at the top, with the distances to Bishop's Castle (1 mile), Clun (5 miles), and Knighton (12 miles) displayed below.
Local climate
Milestone Approximately 550 Metres South-West of Junction of A488 with B4385 receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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