Milestone at Smockington Junction is a Grade II listed building in the Blaby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 1988. Milestone.
Milestone at Smockington Junction
- WRENN ID
- waiting-basalt-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Blaby
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 April 1988
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone at Smockington Junction, Watling Street, Wigston Parva
- OS grid reference
- SP 460 894
- Coordinates
- 52.50128, -1.32355
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Milestone located at Smockington Junction, dating from the early 19th century. It is made of ashlar stone and has a triangular section with a bevelled top. The top is inscribed with 'London 106 miles', while the sides read 'Lutterw. 7 miles' and 'Hinckley 4 miles'.
Local climate
Milestone at Smockington Junction receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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