Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1987. A C19 Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 March 1987
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, A40, Ross-On-Wye
OS grid reference
SO 614 239
Coordinates
51.91262, -2.56158
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone from the mid-19th century made of cast iron. It has a triangular shape with a sloping top. The front is inscribed with "Ross Parish." The left side reads "To Ross 1 Mile," and the right side states "To Gloucester 15 Miles."

Local climate

Milestone receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% 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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