Milestone at Tq 4286 6514 is a Grade II listed building in the Bromley local planning authority area, England. Milestone.

Milestone at Tq 4286 6514

WRENN ID
shifting-barrel-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bromley
Constituency
Orpington MP: Gareth Bacon (Con)
Country
England
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Tq 4286 6514, Farnborough Common
OS grid reference
TQ 428 651
Coordinates
51.36738, 0.05068
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone located on the east side of Farnborough Common, dating from the early 19th century. This milestone is made of limestone and features a rounded top with inscription plates. One plate indicates "13 MILES TO LONDON BRIDGE," while the other states "1 MILE TO FARNBOROUGH." It is situated on the Blue Cross Turnpike road, which was established in 1718.

Local climate

Milestone at Tq 4286 6514 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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