Milestone on west side of road, at north side of entrance to County Fire Brigade HQ is a Grade II listed building in the Preston local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1986. Milestone.

Milestone on west side of road, at north side of entrance to County Fire Brigade HQ

WRENN ID
ruined-portal-violet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Preston
Constituency
Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 January 1986
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone on west side of road, at north side of entrance to County Fire Brigade HQ, Garstang Road
OS grid reference
SD 529 338
Coordinates
53.79905, -2.71622
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located on the west side of the road at the north side of the entrance to the County Fire Brigade headquarters, dates from the mid to late 18th century. It is a convex triangular stone approximately 1 metre high, featuring a rounded top and a recessed panel on each of its two sides facing the road. The panels are lettered in cursive script, indicating the distances: "To Garstang 7¾ Miles" and "To Preston 3 Miles," with "BROUGHTON" inscribed on the base beneath the panels. This milestone was erected by the Preston and Garstang Turnpike Trust, which was established in 1751, and it is one of ten such milestones that remain in an unbroken sequence.

Local climate

Milestone on west side of road, at north side of entrance to County Fire Brigade HQ sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,300 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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