Milestone in Front of George Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1999. A 18th century Milestone.
Milestone in Front of George Hotel
- WRENN ID
- bitter-rafter-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 October 1999
- Type
- Milestone
- Period
- 18th century
- Address
- Milestone in Front of George Hotel, Swaffham Road, Dereham
- OS grid reference
- TF 988 134
- Coordinates
- 52.68254, 0.93983
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Milestone located in front of the George Hotel, dating from around 1770. It is made of painted stone and has a square section with a pyramid top. The south face features the lettering indicating the distance to Watton, the east face shows 100 miles to London, and the north face indicates Dereham.
Local climate
Milestone in Front of George Hotel receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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