Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Spelthorne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 November 2003. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
small-forge-larch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Spelthorne
Constituency
Spelthorne MP: Lincoln Jopp (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 November 2003
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, London Road
OS grid reference
TQ 058 725
Coordinates
51.44205, -0.4779
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dated 1743, is located on London Road in Ashford. It stands about 600 millimeters high and 400 millimeters square, featuring a slightly domed top. The inscription on the side facing the road reads "XV miles from Hyde Park Corner 1743." This milestone is the only one remaining of two that were originally along London Road. Although it has been moved slightly northward due to the widening of the road in 1980, it remains close to its original position. This milestone is an intact example from the early 18th century. Historically, it is part of a sequence of similar milestones that were placed along the London-Staines Road, which is one of the main old routes into London and part of the Roman road to Silchester.

Local climate

Milestone sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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