Milepost on Roadside to East of Croft House is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. A 19th century Milepost.
Milepost on Roadside to East of Croft House
- WRENN ID
- quartered-mullion-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1987
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Milepost on Roadside to East of Croft House, Main Street, Shap
- OS grid reference
- NY 564 147
- Coordinates
- 54.52588, -2.67455
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milepost, dated 1825, is located on the roadside to the east of Croft House in Shap. It was created for the Heron Syke Turnpike Trust and features an oval foundry mark at the top center that reads "T. WINDER GATEBECK FOUNDRY." The milepost is made of cast iron and is approximately 3 feet high, with three concave sides and an ogee domical top. Separate plates are attached to the sides of the main casting, displaying town names and distances in raised letters. The left side indicates "SHAP," the center features the date, and the right side shows "KENDAL 16 MILES." The milepost is painted white, with the lettering, foundry mark, and top edges highlighted in black.
Local climate
Milepost on Roadside to East of Croft House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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