Shropshire Union Canal Milepost at N.G.R. Sj 89020291 is a Grade II listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1985. Milepost.
Shropshire Union Canal Milepost at N.G.R. Sj 89020291
- WRENN ID
- burning-cornice-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire MP: Mike Wood (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 March 1985
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Shropshire Union Canal Milepost at N.G.R. Sj 89020291, Bilbrook
- OS grid reference
- SJ 890 029
- Coordinates
- 52.62385, -2.16374
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a canal milepost located on the Shropshire Union Canal, which opened in 1843 and was engineered by Thomas Telford. The milepost is made of cast iron and features a T-shaped plate that is divided into three panels. The panels indicate the distances to Nantwich (38 miles), Autherley Junction (1 mile), and Norbury Junction (14 ½ miles).
Local climate
Shropshire Union Canal Milepost at N.G.R. Sj 89020291 receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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