Milepost on Corner of Road to Preston on Stour is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 2000. Milepost.

Milepost on Corner of Road to Preston on Stour

WRENN ID
little-oriel-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 April 2000
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost on Corner of Road to Preston on Stour, Shipston Road (A 3400), Alderminster
OS grid reference
SP 214 501
Coordinates
52.14931, -1.68787
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a mid-19th century milepost located at the corner of the road to Preston on Stour in Alderminster. It is made of cast iron and has a standard triangular-plan structure with a chamfered top. The lettering on the top reads "ALDERMINSTER PARISH." The left side indicates distances to Stratford (3 1/4 miles), Henley (11 1/4 miles), and Birmingham (26 1/2 miles). The right side shows distances to Shipston (7 miles), Chipping Norton (17 1/2 miles), and Oxford (35 miles). Each side features a relief pointing hand at the top.

Local climate

Milepost on Corner of Road to Preston on Stour receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% 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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