Milestone at Su 6582 7618 is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 April 1967. Milestone.
Milestone at Su 6582 7618
- WRENN ID
- solitary-facade-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 April 1967
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone at Su 6582 7618, Reading Road, Purley on Thames
- OS grid reference
- SU 658 761
- Coordinates
- 51.48069, -1.05267
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located on the south side of Reading Road in Purley, dates from the late 18th century. It is made of white painted stone with black lettering. The milestone has a semi-circular section with a square base and a chamfered top. It is inscribed with "OXFORD 24" on the top and "WALLINGFORD 11" and "READING 4" on the side.
Local climate
Milestone at Su 6582 7618 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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