Milestone South East of Pear Tree Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the East Hampshire local planning authority area, England. Milestone.
Milestone South East of Pear Tree Cottage
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-rubblework-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hampshire
- Constituency
- East Hampshire MP: Damian Hinds (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone South East of Pear Tree Cottage, Lasham
- OS grid reference
- SU 675 423
- Coordinates
- 51.17669, -1.03547
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milestone from the early 19th century located south east of Pear Tree Cottage in Lasham. It is made of triangular Portland stone and has a flat top, with two cast iron plaques attached to its sides. The plaque facing northeast reads 'Alton 4', while the one on the southwest says 'B'stoke 7'.
Historically, this milestone marks the turnpike road between Alton and Basingstoke, which was first authorized by an Act of Parliament in 1795 and renewed in 1816. The Act required the installation of milestones along the route, so this stone was likely erected shortly after the legislation was passed. The first edition of the Ordnance Survey map indicates that it remains in its original location.
Milestones are significant as they are among the few physical remnants of historic road use in the UK. The turnpike roads established in the 18th and 19th centuries were crucial for British road transport, and the milestones that accompanied them serve as important reminders of that era. This milestone is well-preserved and serves as a marker for the turnpike road between Alton and Basingstoke. It is part of a group with another surviving milestone, and together they represent a significant survival of the markers that would have indicated each mile between the two towns. Additionally, it has group value with nearby listed buildings.
Local climate
Milestone South East of Pear Tree Cottage receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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