Milestone (Watford 8 London 6) 25 Yards North of Junction with Goldsmith Avenue is a Grade II listed building in the Barnet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1983. Milestone.

Milestone (Watford 8 London 6) 25 Yards North of Junction with Goldsmith Avenue

WRENN ID
patient-tin-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Barnet
Constituency
Hendon MP: David Pinto-Duschinsky (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 April 1983
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
TQ 216 885
Coordinates
51.58253, -0.24597
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located 25 yards north of the junction with Goldsmith Avenue on Edgware Road in Hendon, dates from the early 19th century. It is shaped like a 'V' and made of cast iron, featuring a round head with the inscription "Hendon Parish."

Local climate

Milestone (Watford 8 London 6) 25 Yards North of Junction with Goldsmith 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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