Milestone (London 7) on Wall of Number 161 Brent Street Between Church Road and Lodge Road is a Grade II listed building in the Barnet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1983. Milestone.

Milestone (London 7) on Wall of Number 161 Brent Street Between Church Road and Lodge Road

WRENN ID
second-lime-clover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Barnet
Constituency
Hendon MP: David Pinto-Duschinsky (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 April 1983
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone (London 7) on Wall of Number 161 Brent Street Between Church Road and Lodge Road, Brent Street Nw4
OS grid reference
TQ 232 893
Coordinates
51.5894, -0.2217
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, known as London 7, is located on the wall of number 161 Brent Street, situated between Church Road and Lodge Road. It was erected in 1752 and features the inscription "VII Miles from London."

Local climate

Milestone (London 7) on Wall of Number 161 Brent Street Between Church Road and Lodge Road 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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