Milepost at Sk 021 500 is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1986. Milepost.

Milepost at Sk 021 500

WRENN ID
rough-moulding-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 December 1986
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost at Sk 021 500, High Street, Ipstones
OS grid reference
SK 021 500
Coordinates
53.04742, -1.96902
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located on the west side of High Street in Ipstones, likely dating from the early 20th century. It is made of cast iron and has a triangular shape. The inclined head of the milepost is set approximately 700mm above ground level. It features inscriptions that read "IPSTONES" on the front, with distances to various locations: "ONECOTE 4 / LEEK 6 3/4 / WARSLOW 7 1/4 / LONGNOR 11 1/2 / BUXTON 17 1/2" on the left side, and "FROGHALL 2 / CHEADLE 5" on the right side.

Local climate

Milepost at Sk 021 500 receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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