Milestone on south side of the A3 Portsmouth Road, 3/4 mile from the Hampshire/Surrey boundary is a Grade II listed building in the East Hampshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 2005. Milestone. 1 related planning application.
Milestone on south side of the A3 Portsmouth Road, 3/4 mile from the Hampshire/Surrey boundary
- WRENN ID
- swift-belfry-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hampshire
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon MP: Gregory Stafford (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 2005
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone on south side of the A3 Portsmouth Road, 3/4 mile from the Hampshire/Surrey boundary, GU30 7SU
- OS grid reference
- SU 858 330
- Coordinates
- 51.09062, -0.77505
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located on the south side of the A3 Portsmouth Road, is approximately 3/4 mile from the Hampshire/Surrey boundary. It dates from around 1820 and is part of a series of milestones along the London to Portsmouth road. The stone pillar has a square section and is positioned diagonally. The upper part of the front features a carved quadrant sloping panel, above a small triangular sloping panel. The rounded front is inscribed with "HYDE PARK CORNER," while the triangular panel displays the number 40, indicating the distance to London. The eastern lower panel is inscribed with "LIPHOOK 4," and the western panel shows "GODALMING 5." This milestone is one of the surviving examples from around 1820 along the A3.
Local climate
Milestone on south side of the A3 Portsmouth Road, 3/4 mile from the Hampshire/Surrey boundary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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