Milepost north of Five Locks is a Grade II listed building in the Torfaen local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 31 July 2019. Milestone.

Milepost north of Five Locks

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torfaen
Constituency
Torfaen MP: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
31 July 2019
Type
Milestone
Address
Milepost north of Five Locks, Pontnewydd
OS grid reference
ST 287 969
Coordinates
51.66723, -3.03146
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a small cast iron milepost located north of Five Locks. The oval section of the milepost displays the number '6 ¾', indicating the distance from the start of the canal in Newport. Below this, there is a small plaque on the post that reads 'M C Co.', referring to the Monmouthshire Canal Company.

Local climate

Milepost north of Five Locks 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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