Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 November 1983. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
strange-obsidian-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire MP: Ian Sollom (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 November 1983
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, B1040, Great Gransden
OS grid reference
TL 251 562
Coordinates
52.18997, -0.17073
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located on the west side of the B1040 in Great Gransden, is made of painted stone. It is inscribed with the words 'Gransden Parish', 'Potton 5 miles', and 'St. Ives 11 miles'.

Local climate

Milestone 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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 0.4°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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