Milestone at Pontfadog is a Grade II listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 18 February 2003. Milestone.

Milestone at Pontfadog

WRENN ID
hollow-wicket-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wrexham
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
18 February 2003
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Pontfadog, Llangollen, Glyntraian
OS grid reference
SJ 234 380
Coordinates
52.93417, -3.1411
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a square-section milestone with an arched top located at Pontfadog. It features a cast iron plate attached to the front, which has an arched head, a raised margin, and letters in relief. The plate reads "Wrexham District / 1894 / DCC" under the arch. Below this, the milestone indicates distances in miles and furlongs: Wrexham 14.2, Chirk 4, Glyn 2.3, and Llanarmon DC 7.1.

Local climate

Milestone at Pontfadog receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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