Milestone Approximately 70 Metres to West of Turning to Great Coxwell is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1990. Milestone.
Milestone Approximately 70 Metres to West of Turning to Great Coxwell
- WRENN ID
- fading-stair-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 1990
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- SU 265 945
- Coordinates
- 51.64917, -1.61724
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located approximately 70 metres to the west of the turning to Great Coxwell, dates from the early 19th century. It is made of rectangular-sectioned stone with a chamfered top. The south face features clear seriffed lettering that reads: "LXXII. Miles from. London. Farringdon. II. Highworth. IV". There is also a bench mark on the top.
Local climate
Milestone Approximately 70 Metres to West of Turning to Great Coxwell receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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