Guidepost at Sx 130688 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1988. Guidepost.

Guidepost at Sx 130688

WRENN ID
mired-pier-cedar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 April 1988
Type
Guidepost
Address
Guidepost at Sx 130688, Cardinham
OS grid reference
SX 130 688
Coordinates
50.48967, -4.63692
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a guidepost located in Cardinham, dating from the late 19th century. It is made of cast iron and features a circular shaft topped with a finial. Attached to the shaft are three cast iron signs, which display raised uppercase lettering indicating distances to various locations: Cardinham ½ mile, Bodmin ½ mile, Blisland 3½ miles, Bodmin 5¾ miles, and St Neot 4 miles.

Local climate

Guidepost at Sx 130688 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% 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 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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