Milepost at Ngr Sk 1701 0297 is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1987. Milepost.

Milepost at Ngr Sk 1701 0297

WRENN ID
fading-storey-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Tamworth MP: Sarah Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 October 1987
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost at Ngr Sk 1701 0297, Watling Street, Fazeley
OS grid reference
SK 170 029
Coordinates
52.62427, -1.75013
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost from the mid to late 19th century, made of cast iron. It has a triangular shape with a chamfered top. The top face is marked with the name "FAZELEY." The left side displays distances to Fazeley (2 miles), Tamworth (2¼ miles), and Atherstone (9 miles). The right side indicates the distance to Lichfield (6 miles).

Local climate

Milepost at Ngr Sk 1701 0297 receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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