Milestone to South West of Six Mile Bottom Post Mill at Ngr 585 580 is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 1984. Milestone.

Milestone to South West of Six Mile Bottom Post Mill at Ngr 585 580

WRENN ID
last-moat-yew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 April 1984
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone to South West of Six Mile Bottom Post Mill at Ngr 585 580, London Road, Westley Waterless
OS grid reference
TL 585 580
Coordinates
52.19776, 0.31825
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located to the southwest of the Six Mile Bottom post mill, dates from possibly the late 18th century. It is made of whitened stone and features the inscription '52 miles LONDON' painted in black.

Local climate

Milestone to South West of Six Mile Bottom Post Mill at Ngr 585 580 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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