Milepost South West of Bridge Number 41 at Sp 625821, Grand Union Canal Leicester Line is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 June 1993. Milepost.

Milepost South West of Bridge Number 41 at Sp 625821, Grand Union Canal Leicester Line

WRENN ID
salt-finial-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 June 1993
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost South West of Bridge Number 41 at Sp 625821, Grand Union Canal Leicester Line, Welford
OS grid reference
SP 625 821
Coordinates
52.434, -1.08177
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milepost, located on the towpath south west of Bridge Number 41 on the Grand Union Canal Leicester Line, dates from around 1893. It is made of cast iron and features a rectangular plate with the inscription: "GJC CO LEICESTER 26 MILES." The milepost marks the distance on the 'old' Grand Union Canal, which was originally constructed between 1810 and 1814, and became part of the Leicester Line of the Grand Junction Canal in 1893-1894.

Local climate

Milepost South West of Bridge Number 41 at Sp 625821, Grand Union Canal Leicester Line receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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