Milestone East of Silwood Road Junction at North East Corner of Fence to Crossways Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Windsor and Maidenhead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1972. Milestone.

Milestone East of Silwood Road Junction at North East Corner of Fence to Crossways Cottage

WRENN ID
ancient-mortar-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Constituency
Windsor MP: Jack Rankin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 March 1972
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone East of Silwood Road Junction at North East Corner of Fence to Crossways Cottage, London Road, Sunninghill and Ascot
OS grid reference
SU 948 683
Coordinates
51.40648, -0.6381
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone located east of the Silwood Road junction at the northeast corner of the fence to Crossways Cottage. This milestone dates from the late 18th century and is made of stone. It has a square shape with a chamfered top. The west face features incised Roman lettering that reads: "LONDON 23 MILES." There is a benchmark on the north face, while the east face has eroded over time.

Local climate

Milestone East of Silwood Road Junction at North East Corner of Fence to Crossways Cottage 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% 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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