Milepost Near Slade Covert is a Grade II listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. A Victorian Milepost.

Milepost Near Slade Covert

WRENN ID
waning-arch-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Staffordshire
Constituency
Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Milepost
Period
Victorian
Address
Milepost Near Slade Covert, A515, Yoxall
OS grid reference
SK 145 225
Coordinates
52.80039, -1.7862
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 19th-century milepost located near Slade Covert. It is made of hollow cast iron and has a triangular shape with a sloping top. The milepost is painted white with raised black lettering and a black painted base. The inscription on the left side reads: "YOXALL 2 ½ KINGS BROMLEY 4 ½ LICHFIELD 10," and on the right side: "MARCHINGTON 6 ¼ SUDBURY 6 ½ ASHBOURNE 16 ½." The top of the milepost also features the name "YOXALL." This milepost is well-preserved in its original location and is part of a group of similar structures, many of which are listed, that mark routes in East Staffordshire. Mileposts like this one highlight the increasing significance of road transport for people and goods in the 19th century, making it a worthy candidate for listing.

Local climate

Milepost Near Slade Covert receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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