Milestone, About 85 Metres North of the Rose and Crown Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1987. Milestone.
Milestone, About 85 Metres North of the Rose and Crown Public House
- WRENN ID
- fading-threshold-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1987
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- SO 762 314
- Coordinates
- 51.98141, -2.34671
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located about 85 meters north of the Rose and Crown Public House, was erected in 1898. It is made of cast iron and features a hollow triangular shape with a splayed top and ribbed edges. The top of the milestone has the inscription 'PLAYLEY/GREEN/' with a hand pointing to the left. On the left side, there is a hand pointing to the right, indicating 'GLOUCESTER/10 MILES', with 'COUNTY OF/WORCESTER/1898' in smaller letters below. The right side has a hand pointing to the left, stating 'LEDBURY/6 MILES', with additional smaller lettering below that reads '......./IRON /IRON'. This milestone is part of a series of three located in this and Staunton parishes, which were in Worcestershire until the 20th century.
Local climate
Milestone, About 85 Metres North of the Rose and Crown Public House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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