Milestone, Approximately 10 Metres East of Centre of Square is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1986. Milestone.
Milestone, Approximately 10 Metres East of Centre of Square
- WRENN ID
- eternal-truss-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1986
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- TL 223 492
- Coordinates
- 52.12764, -0.214
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located approximately 10 metres east of the centre of Potton Market Square, dates from the 19th century and was previously situated in a different location within the square. It is made of limestone and stands under 1 metre tall. The milestone has a square shape and features a slightly worn, shallow pyramidal top. On the west side, it reads "POTTON * ST IVES 16 MILES" with a small recessed panel below. The north side indicates "BIGGLESWADE 4 MILES," while the east side shows "LONDON 48 MILES. ST IVES 16." The inscriptions are somewhat worn, especially on the east side.
Local climate
Milestone, Approximately 10 Metres East of Centre of Square sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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