Cast Iron Milepost Sign is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 2010. Milepost sign.

Cast Iron Milepost Sign

WRENN ID
swift-garret-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 October 2010
Type
Milepost sign
Address
Cast Iron Milepost Sign, Upper Bristol Road
OS grid reference
ST 736 652
Coordinates
51.38537, -2.38006
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a cast iron milepost sign located on the north side of Upper Bristol Road, near Cork Place. The sign is mounted on a limestone post that stands approximately 1.25 meters high. The cast iron panel features raised lettering that reads "I Mile from the Guildhall BATH." This milepost is part of a series of similar mileposts that were erected around the outskirts of the city.

Local climate

Cast Iron Milepost Sign receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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