Milepost at Sk 016 470 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 016 470

WRENN ID
long-bailey-bittern
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 016 470, A 52, Kingsley
OS grid reference
SK 016 470
Coordinates
53.02044, -1.97695
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost, possibly from the early 20th century, made of cast iron. It has a triangular shape with an inclined head that is set about 500 millimeters above the ground. The front of the milepost is inscribed with the name "KINGSLEY." The left side features the inscriptions "HANLEY 9/STOKE 10/NEWCASTLE 11 1/2," while the right side displays "FROGHALL 1/2/ASHBOURNE 12 1/4."

Local climate

Milepost at Sk 016 470 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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