Milestone About 275 Metres East of Cannop Crossroads is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Milestone.

Milestone About 275 Metres East of Cannop Crossroads

WRENN ID
sunken-spire-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1985
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
SO 610 116
Coordinates
51.80237, -2.56598
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located about 275 meters east of Cannop crossroads, dates from the 19th century. It is made from a single stone with a slightly curved top and has tooled sides. The inscription is painted in black and reads, "To Coleford 2 Miles Gloucester 17 London 122," with a decorative scroll beneath. There is also a bench mark on the side.

Local climate

Milestone About 275 Metres East of Cannop Crossroads receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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