Milepost near Cae Garw 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 Cae Garw
- WRENN ID
- calm-chamber-dock
- 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 Cae Garw, Margam
- OS grid reference
- SS 818 841
- Coordinates
- 51.54377, -3.70457
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This is an ornate cast iron milepost located near Cae Garw, dating from 1841. It is painted white with black lettering and detail. The milepost features a square base that supports a rear upright with a pointed arched head, complete with mouldings, imposts, and a keystone. In front of the base, there is a low domed section with a round-headed front face, above which are two tall faces with pointed arched heads, each set at a 45-degree angle. The arches are adorned with raised mouldings.
The rear arch displays the inscription 'Bridgend District'. The angled faces indicate directions, with one reading 'To Pyle 1' and the other 'To Neath 11'. Beneath the round arch, the lettering 'London 184' is present. The square base features a raised border that includes the words 'Margam Parish' in relief. A raised tablet at the bottom of the milepost reads '1841'.
Local climate
Milepost near Cae Garw 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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