Milestone 60m north-east of Arrington Nurseries is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 2016. A C18 Milestone.

Milestone 60m north-east of Arrington Nurseries

WRENN ID
half-wall-nightshade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 November 2016
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone 60m north-east of Arrington Nurseries, Milestone C. 60m North-East of Arrington Nurseries, Ermine Street
OS grid reference
TL 329 496
Coordinates
52.12943, -0.05874
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating to the 18th century or early 19th century, is located approximately 60 meters northeast of Arrington Nurseries, on the west side of the A1198 (Ermine Street) and south of the village of Arrington.

The milestone is made of limestone and has a rectangular shape, standing about 33 centimeters high. It features stop-chamfered edges and a bull-nosed top. The stone is inscribed with black painted lettering that reads: ARRINGTON/ LONDON/ 44/ ROYSTON/ 6/ CAXTON/ 6.

Local climate

Milestone 60m north-east of Arrington Nurseries 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 80% of listed buildings.

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