Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1985. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
steep-marble-nightshade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 December 1985
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, A 438, Tarrington
OS grid reference
SO 632 402
Coordinates
52.05964, -2.53685
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone, probably from the early 19th century, made of sandstone. It is a segmentally-headed pillar that stands about 2 feet 6 inches high. The pillar features incised lettering that reads: "TO/ LEDBURY/ 6/ MILES/ HEREFORD/ 8½/ MILES".

Local climate

Milestone 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 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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