Milestone About 35 Metres West North West of Kitts End Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Hertsmere local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1985. A C19 Milestone.

Milestone About 35 Metres West North West of Kitts End Lodge

WRENN ID
carved-floor-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere MP: Sir Oliver Dowden (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 August 1985
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
TQ 246 982
Coordinates
51.66931, -0.19927
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located about 35 meters west-northwest of Kitts End Lodge, dates from the early 19th century, specifically before 1826. It is made from a single stone with a segmental top. An iron plaque attached to the stone bears the inscriptions: LONDON 12, BARNETT (sic) 1, ST ALBANS 9.

Local climate

Milestone About 35 Metres West North West of Kitts End Lodge 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 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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