Milestone in the Grounds of Acorn Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 2008. Milestone.
Milestone in the Grounds of Acorn Cottage
- WRENN ID
- deep-mullion-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Staffordshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 December 2008
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone in the Grounds of Acorn Cottage, Offoxey Road, Brewood and Coven
- OS grid reference
- SJ 835 092
- Coordinates
- 52.68062, -2.24419
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The milestone in the grounds of Acorn Cottage is a square section sandstone structure from the late 18th century or early 19th century, featuring a pyramidal top. It is inscribed on three faces with lettering in a crude style reminiscent of the 17th or early 18th century. The southern face indicates the direction to Shifnal, the eastern face points to Brewood, and the western face directs to Tong. Additionally, an Ordnance Survey bench mark is cut into the lower part of the southern face.
Local climate
Milestone in the Grounds of Acorn Cottage receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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