Milestone SW of Varchoel Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 22 February 1995. Milestone.

Milestone SW of Varchoel Bridge

WRENN ID
silver-cobble-smoke
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
22 February 1995
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone SW of Varchoel Bridge, Burgedin, Guilsfield
OS grid reference
SJ 241 136
Coordinates
52.71541, -3.12372
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The milestone located southwest of Varchoel Bridge is made of stone and has a short rectangular shape with a gabled top. It is now partially buried. The original inscription has been replaced with a painted one that reads "Pool 5 / Oswestry 10 1/2."

Local climate

Milestone SW of Varchoel Bridge receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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