Milestone 13 Metres West of the Hermitage is a Grade II listed building in the Brentwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1994. Milestone.
Milestone 13 Metres West of the Hermitage
- WRENN ID
- calm-truss-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brentwood
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar MP: Alex Burghart (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1994
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- TQ 597 939
- Coordinates
- 51.62185, 0.30663
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, dating from the 18th century, is located 13 meters west of The Hermitage on Shenfield Road in Brentwood. It is made of Portland stone and stands 70 cm high with a square section. The milestone is set diagonally and has a reduced rear arris. It has been rotated, with the inscription now on the rear west face. The front has been cut back to serve as a base for a metal post, of which a remnant remains at the top. Due to weathering and size reduction, the inscription is mostly illegible, but the letters "LES" and "VII" from "MILES" can still be discerned, along with other illegible inscriptions on the other faces.
Local climate
Milestone 13 Metres West of the Hermitage sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 660 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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