Milestone 800 Metres West of Junction with Road to Houghton is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1986. Milestone.
Milestone 800 Metres West of Junction with Road to Houghton
- WRENN ID
- ancient-nave-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1986
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- SU 318 352
- Coordinates
- 51.11587, -1.54567
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located 800 meters west of the junction with the road to Houghton, dates from the late 18th century. It is made of painted stone and has a square section with chamfered edges, set diagonally. One side of the stone displays the inscription '69 Miles to LONDON', while the opposite side reads '2 miles to STOCKBRIDGE'.
Local climate
Milestone 800 Metres West of Junction with Road to Houghton receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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