Milestone No 4 at Tg 1800 0556 is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 1987. Milestone.

Milestone No 4 at Tg 1800 0556

WRENN ID
swift-lead-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
South Norfolk MP: Ben Goldsborough (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 October 1987
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone No 4 at Tg 1800 0556, Norwich Road, Hethersett
OS grid reference
TG 180 055
Coordinates
52.60417, 1.21814
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone number 4, located on the south side of Norwich Road in Hethersett, dates from the late 18th century and was created for the Norwich and Thetford Turnpike Trust. This limestone milestone is wedge-shaped, approximately 60 centimeters high, and features a rounded cap, tapering from 14 centimeters at the base to 31 centimeters at the top. It has recessed full-width panels that are inscribed with "NORWICH / 4 / MILES" and "THETFORD / 25 / MILES." The road was turnpiked in 1767.

Local climate

Milestone No 4 at Tg 1800 0556 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 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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