Milepost Outside 32 Swan Lane is a Grade II listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 2008. Milepost.
Milepost Outside 32 Swan Lane
- WRENN ID
- watchful-lime-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter MP: Jacob Collier (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 July 2008
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Milepost Outside 32 Swan Lane, Draycott in the Clay
- OS grid reference
- SK 156 287
- Coordinates
- 52.85611, -1.76958
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 19th-century milepost located outside 32 Swan Lane in Draycott in the Clay. It is made of hollow cast iron and has a triangular shape with a sloping top. The milepost is painted white and features raised black lettering. The inscription on the left side reads: "YOXALL 6 KINGS BROMLEY 8 ½ LICHFIELD 14," while the right side states: "SUDBURY 2 ½ ASHBOURNE 12 ½." The top of the milepost is marked "DRAYCOTT."
This milepost is significant as it remains in its original location and is part of a group of similar structures, many of which are listed, that indicate routes in East Staffordshire. It serves as a reminder of the increasing importance of road transport for people and goods during the 19th century. As a well-preserved example of a milepost in situ, it is worthy of listing.
Local climate
Milepost Outside 32 Swan Lane receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% 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 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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