Milestone on east verge approximately 240 metres south of Harts Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. Milestone.

Milestone on east verge approximately 240 metres south of Harts Lane

WRENN ID
half-span-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex MP: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1987
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
TM 026 300
Coordinates
51.93198, 0.94585
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milestone located on the east verge, approximately 240 metres south of Harts Lane. It dates from the 18th or 19th century and has a triangular plan, set diagonally to the road, with a raised head that is now partly buried. The left face of the milestone reads "Ardleigh," the right face reads "London," and there is an inscription for "Colchester" on the rear. This milestone is one of a series in the area.

Local climate

Milestone on east verge approximately 240 metres south of Harts Lane sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 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 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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