Guidepost to South of Merry Meeting is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1987. Guidepost.

Guidepost to South of Merry Meeting

WRENN ID
deep-rafter-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 November 1987
Type
Guidepost
Address
Guidepost to South of Merry Meeting, Blisland
OS grid reference
SX 089 731
Coordinates
50.52653, -4.69663
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The guidepost located to the south of Merry Meeting dates from around the mid-19th century and is made of granite. It features a tall square section shaft that is set diagonally, topped with a cap that has a pyramidal shape. The four faces of the cap display directions to Camelford, Blisland, Bodmin, and likely St Mabyn, all marked in upper case lettering.

Local climate

Guidepost to South of Merry Meeting sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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