Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1986. Milestone.
Milestone
- WRENN ID
- stony-terrace-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1986
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone, London Road (A10), Therfield
- OS grid reference
- TL 357 372
- Coordinates
- 52.01672, -0.02354
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, dating from around 1742, is located on the west side of Therfield London Road (A10) and was established by the Wadesmill Turnpike Trust. An iron plate was affixed to it around 1804, possibly designed by McAdam. The milestone is made of white freestone and features a cast iron front plate. It is a low square pillar measuring about 400 millimeters square and 0.5 meters high, with part of it buried. The iron plate has a segmental head with a raised edge bead and raised lettering. The inscription reads 'LONDON 36/ BUNTINGFORD 5/ ROYSTON 2', with the first word of the inscription presented in an arc. London Road follows the route of the Roman Ermine Street.
Local climate
Milestone 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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