Milepost is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Milepost.

Milepost

WRENN ID
waiting-window-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central MP: Matt Rodda (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1978
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost, Bath Road
OS grid reference
SU 686 722
Coordinates
51.44549, -1.01312
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This mid-19th century milepost is located about 130 yards east of Honeyend Lane on the north side of Bath Road. It was made by T & J Perry of Reading and is constructed from cast iron. The milepost has a triangular shape, featuring the inscriptions 'Reading 2 miles' to the east, 'Newbury 15 miles' to the west, and 'London 41' on a panel above.

Local climate

Milepost receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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