Milestone Situated Outside Numbers 842 and 844 High Road 30 Yards South of Ravensdale Avenue is a Grade II listed building in the Barnet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1983. Milestone.

Milestone Situated Outside Numbers 842 and 844 High Road 30 Yards South of Ravensdale Avenue

WRENN ID
fallow-barrel-tide
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Barnet
Constituency
Finchley and Golders Green MP: Sarah Sackman (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 April 1983
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
TQ 263 925
Coordinates
51.61791, -0.17669
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the early 19th century, is located outside numbers 842 and 844 High Road, approximately 30 yards south of Ravensdale Avenue in Finchley, N12. It is made of cast iron and has a "V" shape with a rounded head. The inscription reads "Finchley Local Board," indicating distances to London (8 miles) and Barnet (3 miles).

Local climate

Milestone Situated Outside Numbers 842 and 844 High Road 30 Yards South of Ravensdale Avenue 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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