Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the East Hampshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 1977. Milestone. 1 related planning application.
Milestone
- WRENN ID
- muted-pavement-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hampshire
- Constituency
- East Hampshire MP: Damian Hinds (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 March 1977
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone, London Road, Alton, GU34 4EG
- OS grid reference
- SU 732 407
- Coordinates
- 51.16143, -0.95369
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is likely an 18th or 19th century stone milestone. It is roughly a quarter-circle in shape and has a pyramidal top. The milestone is inscribed with the words 'Holybourn (incorrect spelling). London 46. Alton 1. Farnham 8', indicating distances to those locations.
Local climate
Milestone 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2013
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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