Milestone Set in Wall Opposite Number 5 (Number 5 Not Included) is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Milestone.

Milestone Set in Wall Opposite Number 5 (Number 5 Not Included)

WRENN ID
winding-pavement-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1974
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone Set in Wall Opposite Number 5 (Number 5 Not Included), Hampstead High Street, NW3 1PR
OS grid reference
TQ 266 856
Coordinates
51.55533, -0.17483
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the 18th century, is set into the pathway retaining wall opposite number 5 on Hampstead High Street. Made of Portland stone, it has an oblong shape and is inscribed with the distances: "3 1/2 Miles from St. Giles's Pound - 4 miles from Holborn Bars." Number 5 is not included in the listing.

Local climate

Milestone Set in Wall Opposite Number 5 (Number 5 Not Included) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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