Milepost at Sk 19420970 is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1986. Milepost.

Milepost at Sk 19420970

WRENN ID
floating-bronze-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Tamworth MP: Sarah Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 November 1986
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost at Sk 19420970, Elford
OS grid reference
SK 194 096
Coordinates
52.68462, -1.71416
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost dating from the mid to late 19th century, made of cast iron. It has a triangular section with a chamfered top. The top face is inscribed with "ELFORD". The left side displays distances to Harlaston (4.5 miles), Clifton (4.5 miles), Measham (10.5 miles), and Ashby (14 miles). The right side shows distances to Tamworth (4 miles), Alrewas (4.5 miles), Lichfield (6.5 miles), and Burton (11.25 miles).

Local climate

Milepost at Sk 19420970 receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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