Milestone at National Grid Reference St 6973 6579 is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. Milestone.
Milestone at National Grid Reference St 6973 6579
- WRENN ID
- dusk-eave-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham MP: Dan Norris (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone at National Grid Reference St 6973 6579, Bristol Road, Corston
- OS grid reference
- ST 697 657
- Coordinates
- 51.39024, -2.4362
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milestone located on the north-east side of Bristol Road in Corston, dating from the late 18th century. It is made of freestone and features an affixed cast-iron plate with a curved top. The plate has incised lettering that reads: "8/MILES/TO/BRISTOL".
Local climate
Milestone at National Grid Reference St 6973 6579 receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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- No sale records on file
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