Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Wokingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1986. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
solemn-hearth-jay
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Wokingham MP: Clive Jones (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 February 1986
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield
OS grid reference
SU 720 638
Coordinates
51.36957, -0.9659
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone from the early 19th century, made of stone and shaped in a D-plan. The front is semi-circular and features incised Roman letters that read "Reading 6 Basingstoke 10."

Local climate

Milestone receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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