Milestone on North Verge in Front of Number 72 is a Grade II listed building in the Rochford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 October 1986. Milestone.

Milestone on North Verge in Front of Number 72

WRENN ID
drifting-stair-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rochford
Constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford MP: Mr Mark Francois (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 October 1986
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone on North Verge in Front of Number 72, Main Road, Hockley
OS grid reference
TQ 834 925
Coordinates
51.6016, 0.64736
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located on the north verge in front of number 72 on Hockley Main Road, dates back to the 18th century. It is made of stone and has a square plan that tapers to a domed head with chamfered angles. The road-facing side is inscribed with the distances to London (36 miles) and Southend (7 miles). This milestone is part of a series that marks the route from London to Southend, as shown on the Chapman and Andre map of 1777.

Local climate

Milestone on North Verge in Front of Number 72 receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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