Milestone at 753 307 is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1989. Milestone.
Milestone at 753 307
- WRENN ID
- turning-bronze-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1989
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone at 753 307, High Street, Hawkhurst
- OS grid reference
- TQ 753 307
- Coordinates
- 51.0491, 0.50006
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Milestone located on the north side of Hawkhurst High Street, dating from the late 18th century. It is made of painted stone and features a painted iron plate. The milestone stands about 2 feet high and has a rounded head. The plate is inscribed with the distances to London (47 miles) and Rye (15½ miles). This milestone is part of a good series that survives from the Kippings Cross and Flimwell Turnpike Trust, which was established by an Act of 1762.
Local climate
Milestone at 753 307 receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% 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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