Milepost at Junction of Main Street/Hollyhock Way is a Grade II listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 2008. Milepost.

Milepost at Junction of Main Street/Hollyhock Way

WRENN ID
dark-joist-laurel
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 at Junction of Main Street/Hollyhock Way, Branston
OS grid reference
SK 222 210
Coordinates
52.787, -1.67153
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 19th-century milepost located at the junction of Main Street and Hollyhock Way in Branston. It is made of hollow cast iron and has a triangular shape with a sloping top. The milepost is painted white, featuring raised black lettering and a black painted base. The inscriptions indicate distances: on the left, "ARLEWAS 5 LICHFIELD 10"; on the right, "BURTON 2 ¼"; and on the top, "BRANSTONE PARISH." This milepost is well-preserved in its original location and is part of a group of similar structures in East Staffordshire, highlighting the significance of road transport in the 19th century.

Local climate

Milepost at Junction of Main Street/Hollyhock Way receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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