Milestone on Eastern Verge Approximately 280 Metres South East of Dial Corner Tm 113189 is a Grade II listed building in the Tendring local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1987. Milestone.

Milestone on Eastern Verge Approximately 280 Metres South East of Dial Corner Tm 113189

WRENN ID
silver-remnant-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tendring
Constituency
Clacton MP: Nigel Farage (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 April 1987
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
TM 113 189
Coordinates
51.82897, 1.06634
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the 19th century, is located on the eastern verge approximately 280 metres southeast of Dial Corner in Great Bentley. It has a square plan with tapering sides and a hipped top. The left face indicates a distance of 7 miles to Clacton on Sea, while the right face shows 9 miles to Colchester. The front face is marked with "Parish of Great Bentley." This milestone is part of a series of similar markers in the area.

Local climate

Milestone on Eastern Verge Approximately 280 Metres South East of Dial Corner Tm 113189 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 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% 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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