Milespost 3 Metres West of Windlass Cottage by Towpath of Grand Union Canal is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Milepost.
Milespost 3 Metres West of Windlass Cottage by Towpath of Grand Union Canal
- WRENN ID
- far-paling-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- Milepost
- OS grid reference
- SP 618 641
- Coordinates
- 52.27178, -1.09453
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 19th-century milepost located 3 meters west of Windlass Cottage by the towpath of the Grand Union Canal. It is made of cast iron and features the inscription "G.J.C.Co/BRAUNSTON/6/MILES."
Local climate
Milespost 3 Metres West of Windlass Cottage by Towpath of Grand Union Canal 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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