Milestone Opposite West Down Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. Milestone.
Milestone Opposite West Down Lodge
- WRENN ID
- weathered-latch-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon MP: Gregory Stafford (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone Opposite West Down Lodge, Portsmouth Road, Haslemere
- OS grid reference
- SU 882 351
- Coordinates
- 51.10902, -0.74075
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The milestone opposite West Down Lodge on Portsmouth Road is a Grade II listed structure, likely dating from the early to mid-19th century. This milestone is made of Portland stone and is set diagonally, featuring a rounded corner that transitions into a quadrant curve. The base has a chamfer that stops into the angle. The inscriptions on the milestone include "HYDE PARK CORNER" on the quadrant, "40" on the chamfer, "GODALMING 8 MILES" along with a benchmark on the west face of the angle, and "LIPHOOK 4 MILES" on the east side. Notably, George Bernard Shaw referenced this milestone in his letters while he was living at Blencathra.
Local climate
Milestone Opposite West Down Lodge 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 greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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