Guide Post at Sx 0753 5485 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1999. Guide post.

Guide Post at Sx 0753 5485

WRENN ID
muted-pier-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 November 1999
Type
Guide post
Address
Guide Post at Sx 0753 5485, Driving Lane, Tywardreath and Par
OS grid reference
SX 075 548
Coordinates
50.36211, -4.70734
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This guide post, located at SX 0753 5485, dates from the mid to late 19th century and is made of cast iron. It features a round turned shaft adorned with spiral decoration. At the top, there are four finger pointers with a ball finial above, indicating directions to Penpillick, Kilhallon, Lanscott, and Par.

Local climate

Guide Post at Sx 0753 5485 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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