Sundial and Milepost is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1974. A C18 Sundial and milepost.
Sundial and Milepost
- WRENN ID
- grim-steeple-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 June 1974
- Type
- Sundial and milepost
- Address
- Sundial and Milepost, Crosshands, Cainscross
- OS grid reference
- SO 835 049
- Coordinates
- 51.74341, -2.24025
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial and milepost at Crosshands, dated 1754, features a cylindrical plinth with an iron plate that reads "To Stroud 1 mile." The upper part is square and displays sundials on two sides. The other two sides are inscribed with the phrases "Behold now is the Accepted Time" and "Seek ye The Lord while He may be found."
Local climate
Sundial and Milepost receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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