Post that forms gateway to village of Tissington and costs £15k to replace is regularly damaged by vehicles

Villagers in Tissington have been left exasperated after a Grade-II listed stone pillar, which forms the gateway to the Derbyshire village, was knocked down for the 12th time in a decade.

The pillar, which was last repaired in March at a cost of £15,000, was destroyed on Sunday by “an errant farmer bringing in his hay”, said Sir Richard FitzHerbert, whose family owns Tissington Hall and the surrounding estate.