Milepost near Old Park is a Grade II listed building in the Neath Port Talbot local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 April 2000. Milepost.

Milepost near Old Park

WRENN ID
haunted-gallery-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg MP: Stephen Kinnock (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
25 April 2000
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost near Old Park, Margam
OS grid reference
SS 807 852
Coordinates
51.55383, -3.72114
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is an ornate cast iron milepost located near Old Park, dating from 1841. It is painted white with black lettering and detail. The milepost has a square base that supports a rear upright featuring a pointed arched head with mouldings, imposts, and a keystone. In front of the base, there is a low domed section with a round-headed front face. Above this, two tall faces with pointed arched heads are set at a 45-degree angle, and the arches have raised mouldings.

The rear arch displays the inscription 'Bridgend District'. The angled faces point in opposite directions, with one indicating 'To Pyle 2' and the other 'To Neath 10'. Beneath the round arch, the lettering reads 'London 185'. The square base has a raised border that features 'Margam Parish' in relief.

Local climate

Milepost near Old Park sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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