Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1983. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
small-pedestal-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 October 1983
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, Ermine Street, the Stukeleys
OS grid reference
TL 198 763
Coordinates
52.3719, -0.24079
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century, is located on the north side of Ermine Street in Alconbury. It is inscribed with the distance of '63 miles London, 4 miles Huntingdon'.

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 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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