Milepost Approximately 440m North of Lobster House, Claxton is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1985. Milepost.
Milepost Approximately 440m North of Lobster House, Claxton
- WRENN ID
- solemn-steeple-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 January 1985
- Type
- Milepost
- OS grid reference
- SE 686 608
- Coordinates
- 54.03888, -0.95358
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milepost located approximately 440 meters north of Lobster House in Claxton. It dates from the late 19th century and was made by Mattisons of Bedale. The milepost is made of cast iron and has a triangular section with a sloping upper face. On the left side, it has the inscription 'Malton 10 miles' below a pointing hand, while the right side features 'York 8 miles' below a pointing hand. The reverse side displays the manufacturer's name.
Local climate
Milepost Approximately 440m North of Lobster House, Claxton receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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