Milestone 3/4 Metres South West of Village on B5414 at Junction with Stanford Road (Grid Reference Sp 595810) is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1955. Milestone.

Milestone 3/4 Metres South West of Village on B5414 at Junction with Stanford Road (Grid Reference Sp 595810)

WRENN ID
guardian-wall-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Harborough
Constituency
South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1955
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
SP 595 810
Coordinates
52.42389, -1.12521
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located ¾ meters south west of the village on the B5414 at the junction with Stanford Road, dates from the 18th century. It is made of ashlar limestone and has a square shape with a moulded cornice. The milestone is inscribed with various distances on three sides, including distances to Stanford Hall (1¼ miles), Market Harborough (10½ miles), and Daventry (12 miles). There are also 19th-century inscriptions, such as Rugby Station (8 miles).

Local climate

Milestone 3/4 Metres South West of Village on B5414 at Junction with Stanford Road (Grid Reference Sp 595810) receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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