Mile Post Outside No 56 is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1973. Milestone.

Mile Post Outside No 56

WRENN ID
fallow-casement-heron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 October 1973
Type
Milestone
Address
Mile Post Outside No 56, Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury
OS grid reference
ST 866 228
Coordinates
51.00483, -2.19197
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The mile post located outside No. 56 on Salisbury Street dates from the early to mid 19th century. It is triangular in shape and made of cast iron, featuring panelled sides and a downward pointing apex above a central band. The mile post has inscriptions on its panels: the left panel reads "Sherborn 15," the right panel states "Salisbury 20," and the central panel displays the words "St Peters Shaftesbury."

Local climate

Mile Post Outside No 56 receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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