Guide Post at SW 451341 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Guide post.

Guide Post at SW 451341

WRENN ID
fallen-gargoyle-mint
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Type
Guide post
Address
Guide Post at SW 451341, Madron
OS grid reference
SW 450 341
Coordinates
50.15271, -5.56991
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a guide post dating from the early 20th century. It is made of painted iron and features three adjustable pointers with letters and numerals in relief. The post has an arrowhead finial and is in complete condition. The inscriptions on the guide post indicate directions and distances to various locations: New Mill ½ mile, Tredinneck ¾ mile, Bodrifty ¾ mile, Trythall ½ mile, and Penzance 3¼ miles.

Local climate

Guide Post at SW 451341 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. 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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