Grand Union Canal Mile Post is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Mile post.
Grand Union Canal Mile Post
- WRENN ID
- odd-moulding-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Mile post
- Address
- Grand Union Canal Mile Post, Watford
- OS grid reference
- SP 593 699
- Coordinates
- 52.3243, -1.13109
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Mile post located on the Grand Union Canal, dating from the late 19th century. It is made of cast iron and features the inscription "G.J.C. Co. Leicester 38 miles". The Grand Union Canal was authorized by an Act of Parliament in 1810, with the Watford section opening in 1814. In 1893-1894, the Leicester line of the canal was taken over by the Grand Junction Canal Company.
Local climate
Grand Union Canal Mile Post receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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