Milestone Opposite Cromer Close is a Grade II listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1986. Milestone.

Milestone Opposite Cromer Close

WRENN ID
low-groin-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dacorum
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted MP: Victoria Collins (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1986
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone Opposite Cromer Close, Nettleden Road, Little Gaddesden
OS grid reference
TL 003 119
Coordinates
51.79754, -0.54627
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located opposite Cromer Close on Nettleden Road in Little Gaddesden, dates from the early 19th century and was commissioned by the 7th Earl of Bridgewater. Made of Portland stone, it is a small square structure measuring about 15 inches on each side and standing 2 feet high. The milestone is not associated with any turnpike and features figures cut into the stone. Its edges are chamfered, with the top forming a blunt pyramid shape. A mason's mark, "E," is carved into the south face, while the west side is inscribed with "28/MILES/TO/LONDON."

Local climate

Milestone Opposite Cromer Close sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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