Mile Post to East of Mead House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1973. Mile post.
Mile Post to East of Mead House
- WRENN ID
- cold-ledge-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1973
- Type
- Mile post
- Address
- Mile Post to East of Mead House, Long Cross, Shaftesbury
- OS grid reference
- ST 852 232
- Coordinates
- 51.00888, -2.2123
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The mile post located to the east of Mead House 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 with a narrow central band. The left-hand panel is inscribed with "Sherborn 15," the right-hand panel reads "Shaston 1," and the central band displays the word "Motcomb."
Local climate
Mile Post to East of Mead House 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2023
- No related consent applications matched
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