Town Boundary Stone at Junction of London Road and Torrington Road is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1953. Boundary stone.

Town Boundary Stone at Junction of London Road and Torrington Road

WRENN ID
worn-chancel-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth North MP: Amanda Martin (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1953
Type
Boundary stone
Address
Town Boundary Stone at Junction of London Road and Torrington Road, City of Portsmouth
OS grid reference
SU 653 031
Coordinates
50.82464, -1.07321
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The town boundary stone, dating from 1799, is located at the junction of London Road and Torrington Road in Portsmouth. This four-sided obelisk is set on a corniced pedestal. The obelisk features the borough arms in relief, along with inscriptions that read "Burgi De Portesmouth, Liberatum Limer", and the base has the inscription "Anno Domini MDCCXCIX". Additionally, a bronze plaque indicates that this stone marks the boundary of the Borough of Portsmouth prior to the extension of 1832.

Local climate

Town Boundary Stone at Junction of London Road and Torrington Road receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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