Milestone at National Grid Reference So 540243 is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1987. A C18 Milestone.

Milestone at National Grid Reference So 540243

WRENN ID
dim-pedestal-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 March 1987
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at National Grid Reference So 540243, A 4137, Hentland
OS grid reference
SO 540 243
Coordinates
51.91595, -2.66937
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century milestone made of painted sandstone. It features a segmental head and stands about three feet high. The milestone has incised lettering that reads: "To Monmouth IX Miles."

Local climate

Milestone at National Grid Reference So 540243 receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% 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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