Milepost at Os 250 718 is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1987. Mile post.
Milepost at Os 250 718
- WRENN ID
- empty-steeple-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peak District National Park
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1987
- Type
- Mile post
- Address
- Milepost at Os 250 718, Bakewell Road, Baslow and Bubnell, Derbyshire Dales
- OS grid reference
- SK 250 718
- Coordinates
- 53.24272, -1.62546
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milepost located on the Bakewell Road in the parish of Baslow and Bubnell, dating from the early 19th century. It is made of cast iron and features a circular shaft that rises to a cylinder with a moulded top, which is divided into panels by bead mouldings. The milepost is inscribed with embossed lettering that reads "LONDON" and painted lettering indicating distances: 153 miles to London, 53 miles to Manchester, 13 miles to Sheffield, 3 miles to Bakewell, 2 miles to Chatsworth, 2 miles to Edensor, and 4 miles to Ashford. This milepost is part of the Chesterfield to Ashford turnpike established in 1812.
Local climate
Milepost at Os 250 718 receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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