Milepost to West of Comet Roundabout, Opposite Comet Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Welwyn Hatfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 December 1986. Milepost.

Milepost to West of Comet Roundabout, Opposite Comet Public House

WRENN ID
scarred-pewter-smoke
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield MP: Andrew Lewin (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 December 1986
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost to West of Comet Roundabout, Opposite Comet Public House, Hatfield Road
OS grid reference
TL 212 083
Coordinates
51.76052, -0.24465
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located to the west of Comet roundabout, opposite the Comet Public House. It dates from around 1820 and is made of cast iron with a painted finish. The milepost has a triangular plan and is open at the back. The top is triangular in shape but is damaged. The face below is chamfered. The top is inscribed with "HATFIELD 1," while the right side reads "ST ALBANS 4, READING 49." The inscription on the left side has been renewed in paint.

Local climate

Milepost to West of Comet Roundabout, Opposite Comet Public House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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