Milepost on Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Torfaen local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 12 June 2003. Milepost.

Milepost on Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

WRENN ID
scattered-lintel-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torfaen
Constituency
Torfaen MP: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
12 June 2003
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost on Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, Griffithstown, Pontypool, Panteg
OS grid reference
ST 293 986
Coordinates
51.68235, -3.02346
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a cast iron milepost located on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, standing approximately 85 centimeters high. It features a large circular section in the center with raised lettering both above and below. At ground level, there is a rectangular section with additional raised lettering. The text reads, "FROM POTTER STREET LOCK 8 MILES M.C.Co."

Local climate

Milepost on Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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