Milestone 21 on the the south side of Eastbourne Road (B2236) near the junction with Church Lane, Godstone is a Grade II listed building in the Tandridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 2021. Milestone.
Milestone 21 on the the south side of Eastbourne Road (B2236) near the junction with Church Lane, Godstone
- WRENN ID
- late-facade-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tandridge
- Constituency
- East Surrey MP: Claire Coutinho (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 July 2021
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- TQ 357 508
- Coordinates
- 51.24084, -0.05639
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milestone dating from around 1744, located on the south side of Eastbourne Road (B2236) near the junction with Church Lane in Godstone. It marks the distance of 20 to 21 miles from London along the former Eastbourne Road.
The milestone is made of stone and stands approximately 1 meter tall and 0.25 meters wide. It is carved from a single piece of stone with straight sides and features a shallow, chamfered cap at the top. Three faces of the milestone are inscribed; two sides read: "XXI MILES FROM THE STANDARD IN CORNHILL, LONDON - 1744," while the third side states "XX MILES FROM WESTMINSTER BRIDGE LONDON" and includes a carved benchmark.
Local climate
Milestone 21 on the the south side of Eastbourne Road (B2236) near the junction with Church Lane, Godstone receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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