Milestone at Ngr St 674 678 is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 July 2000. Milestone.

Milestone at Ngr St 674 678

WRENN ID
sunken-corbel-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
North East Somerset and Hanham MP: Dan Norris (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 July 2000
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Ngr St 674 678, Bath Road (A4), Keynsham
OS grid reference
ST 673 677
Coordinates
51.40798, -2.47077
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located on the Bristol-Bath Turnpike, dates from around 1823. It is made of sandstone and features a cast-iron plate. The milestone is set back in the hedgerow and is partly overgrown. It measures approximately 450 millimeters wide and 200 millimeters thick, with about 1 meter visible above ground, although it is partly buried. The plate has a curved head and is set flush with the stone, displaying the inscription "6 MILES TO BRISTOL." There is also a benchmark for 36 meters above sea level, although it is not visible.

Local climate

Milestone at Ngr St 674 678 receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% 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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