Milestone (120 Metres to North of Drive to Ryders Grove) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1983. Milestone.

Milestone (120 Metres to North of Drive to Ryders Grove)

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 November 1983
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
TL 377 221
Coordinates
51.88063, -0.00011
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located 120 meters north of the drive to Ryders Grove, dates from around 1742 and was created for the Wadesmill Turnpike Trust. The original inscription has been covered by a cast iron plate added around 1804, possibly designed by McAdam. The milestone is made of white freestone and features a low square pillar that measures about 400 millimeters square and 750 millimeters high, with a large front plate. The top of the milestone is segmentally curved and has a raised bead surrounding the plate. The inscription on the plate reads 'LONDON/26/WARE/5/BUNTINGFORD/5', with the first and last words presented in raised segmental arcs.

Local climate

Milestone (120 Metres to North of Drive to Ryders Grove) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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