Milestone Approximately 30 Metres to South of Donnington Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1983. Milestone.

Milestone Approximately 30 Metres to South of Donnington Hospital

WRENN ID
eternal-rood-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 August 1983
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
SU 465 685
Coordinates
51.4143, -1.33179
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the 18th century, is located approximately 30 metres south of Donnington Hospital on the west side of Oxford Road. It is made of painted stone and features inscriptions indicating the distances to Oxford (25 miles) and Newbury Bridge (1 mile).

Local climate

Milestone Approximately 30 Metres to South of Donnington Hospital receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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