Milestone on Northern Verge Opposite House Called Birches is a Grade II listed building in the Rochford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1988. Milestone.

Milestone on Northern Verge Opposite House Called Birches

WRENN ID
knotted-chancel-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rochford
Constituency
Southend East and Rochford MP: Mr Bayo Alaba (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 January 1988
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone on Northern Verge Opposite House Called Birches, Hall Road
OS grid reference
TQ 867 904
Coordinates
51.58202, 0.69451
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century milestone located on the northern verge of Hall Road, opposite a house called Birches. It has a rectangular shape with a rounded head. The inscription on the road-facing side indicates that London is 39 miles away and Southend is 4 miles away. A milestone in this location is depicted on the Chapman and Andre Map of Essex from 1777. This milestone is part of a series that includes others on Hall Road and Southend Road in Rochford.

Local climate

Milestone on Northern Verge Opposite House Called Birches receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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