Mile Post, Longnor 1/2 Mile is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. Milepost.

Mile Post, Longnor 1/2 Mile

WRENN ID
inner-ledge-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1985
Type
Milepost
Address
Mile Post, Longnor 1/2 Mile, B5053, Heathylee, Staffordshire Moorlands
OS grid reference
SK 087 644
Coordinates
53.1768, -1.87
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milepost located on the B5053 in Heathylee, marking a distance of half a mile to Longnor. This milepost dates from the early 20th century and is made of cast iron. It has a triangular plan with an inclined head. The top is inscribed with "HEATHYLEE," while the left side reads "LONGNOR ½, BUXTON 6½," and the right side lists distances to various locations: "WARSLOW 3¾, ONECOTE 7, IPSTONES 11, FROGHALL 13, CHEADLE 16."

Local climate

Mile Post, Longnor 1/2 Mile sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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