Milestone and Cover Plate 45 Metres South West of Ivy Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1989. Milestone.
Milestone and Cover Plate 45 Metres South West of Ivy Cottage
- WRENN ID
- watchful-trefoil-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Maldon MP: Sir John Whittingdale (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1989
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- TL 661 008
- Coordinates
- 51.68225, 0.40136
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Milestone and cover plate located 45 metres southwest of Ivy Cottage, dating from the 18th century and early 19th century. Made of limestone and cast iron, the milestone is angled to the road so that the inscribed surfaces face north and west, although the inscriptions are concealed by the cover plate. The north vertical face of the cover plate is embossed with 'Ingatestone 1', the west vertical face reads 'Chelmsford 5', and the inclined surface above states 'To London 24 Margaretting'. This design of cover plate was initiated by James McAdam and adopted by the Essex Trust for this turnpike road in 1819 to reduce the costs associated with recutting inscriptions. The milestone is also depicted in Chapman and Andre's map of 1777.
Local climate
Milestone and Cover Plate 45 Metres South West of Ivy Cottage 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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