Milestone 80 Metres East of Whites Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 2007. Milestone.
Milestone 80 Metres East of Whites Bridge
- WRENN ID
- grim-sill-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Chelmsford MP: Marie Goldman (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 2007
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- TL 689 020
- Coordinates
- 51.69184, 0.44286
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an 18th-century milestone located 80 meters east of Whites Bridge in Galleywood. Made of limestone, it has a roughly square shape with a slightly domed top. The face of the milestone is inscribed with 'London 26'.
Historically, this milestone is part of a series of five erected by the Essex Turnpike Trust to indicate distances to London, situated between Margaretting and Great Baddow. All these milestones are depicted on a large-scale map of Essex created by John Chapman and Peter Andre, published in 1777.
Milestones are significant as they reflect historical road use, and for a milestone to be listed, it must remain in its original position and be largely intact. This milestone is a good example from the 18th century, still standing in its original location with a clearly legible inscription.
Local climate
Milestone 80 Metres East of Whites Bridge sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 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 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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