Milepost at Ngr Sj 996 557 is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 1972. Milepost.
Milepost at Ngr Sj 996 557
- WRENN ID
- plain-pier-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 June 1972
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Milepost at Ngr Sj 996 557, Ashbourne Road, Leek
- OS grid reference
- SJ 995 557
- Coordinates
- 53.09921, -2.00754
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milepost dated 1834, located on Ashbourne Road in Leek. It is made of cast iron and features a drum-shaped top supported by a cylindrical shaft. The top is divided into panels by raised ribs, with raised lettering indicating distances: 'Leek 1 mile Ashbourne 14 miles' on the top panels, and 'London 163 miles' on the shaft. The domed cap includes the name of the foundry, 'James Bassett Ashbourne', along with the date of manufacture, '1834'.
Local climate
Milepost at Ngr Sj 996 557 receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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