Guidepost at SW 89256765 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1988. Guidepost.

Guidepost at SW 89256765

WRENN ID
fallow-beam-violet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 May 1988
Type
Guidepost
Address
Guidepost at SW 89256765, St. Ervan
OS grid reference
SW 892 676
Coordinates
50.47086, -4.97106
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a guidepost, likely from the 19th century, made of small granite with a square shape. The top is weathered and the guidepost is painted white, featuring a black base and black lettering. On the east side, it is inscribed with the names 'St Ervan, St Columb and St Merryn' in upper case sans-serif font, along with arrows indicating directions. Additionally, there is a bench mark on the top.

Local climate

Guidepost at SW 89256765 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 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 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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