Milestone on Island Before Junction of Alton Road with Chamber Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1972. Milestone.
Milestone on Island Before Junction of Alton Road with Chamber Lane
- WRENN ID
- winding-granite-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon MP: Gregory Stafford (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1972
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone on Island Before Junction of Alton Road with Chamber Lane, Farnham
- OS grid reference
- SU 815 451
- Coordinates
- 51.19938, -0.83477
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located on the island before the junction of Alton Road with Chamber Lane, dates from the 18th century. It is made of stone and has a diamond shape with a faceted plinth. The word "Farnham" is inscribed at the top of the front, with a curved band below it that reads "London." The triangular section below features the number "40" pointing downwards towards the faceted plinth. The left facet displays "Alton 7," while the right facet shows "Alton 8."
Local climate
Milestone on Island Before Junction of Alton Road with Chamber Lane receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% 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 60% 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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