Milestone situated on the west side of the A10, near the junction with Whiteley Lane is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1984. Milestone. 1 related planning application.

Milestone situated on the west side of the A10, near the junction with Whiteley Lane

WRENN ID
stark-glass-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 December 1984
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone situated on the west side of the A10, near the junction with Whiteley Lane, High Road (A10), Buckland, SG9 0PN
OS grid reference
TL 355 335
Coordinates
51.98429, -0.02699
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone is located on the west side of the A10, near the junction with Whiteley Lane. It dates from around 1742 and was created for the Wadesmill Turnpike Trust. The front of the milestone is covered by an iron lettered plate, added around 1804, possibly designed by McAdam. The milestone is made of white freestone and features a cast iron front plate. It is a square stone pillar, approximately 400 mm square and 1 meter high, with a large front plate that has a segmental curved top and a raised bead around the plate. The inscription reads 'LONDON/34/BUNTINGFORD/3/ROYSTON/4', with the first two words raised in segmental arcs. Originally situated on High Road in Buckland village, it was relocated around 1970 and moved to its current location in 2017.

Local climate

Milestone situated on the west side of the A10, near the junction with Whiteley Lane sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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