Milestone at Su 4381 9637 is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1987. Milestone.

Milestone at Su 4381 9637

WRENN ID
fallen-sill-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1987
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Su 4381 9637, Marcham
OS grid reference
SU 438 963
Coordinates
51.66428, -1.36792
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the late 18th century, is made of limestone and has been whitewashed. It features black letter inscriptions that read "OXFORD/8/WANTAGE/-". The road it marks was turnpiked in 1770, as noted in the Turnpike Roads of Oxfordshire information sheet from 1977.

Local climate

Milestone at Su 4381 9637 receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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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