Milestone at SW 852 623 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 May 1988. Milestone.

Milestone at SW 852 623

WRENN ID
stranded-brick-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 May 1988
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at SW 852 623, Colan
OS grid reference
SW 852 623
Coordinates
50.4216, -5.02463
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone dating from the 19th century. It is a granite monolith with a triangular shape, standing about 70 centimetres high. The milestone features carved painted lettering in upper case that reads: NEWQUAY 3 MILES, ST COLUMB 4 MILES. The base of the milestone is broached in shape.

Local climate

Milestone at SW 852 623 receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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