Milestone on Racecourse Downs 100m East of Norton Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 October 2010. A Early C18 Milestone.
Milestone on Racecourse Downs 100m East of Norton Cottage
- WRENN ID
- fossil-barrel-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 October 2010
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone on Racecourse Downs 100m East of Norton Cottage, Helland
- OS grid reference
- SX 091 697
- Coordinates
- 50.49668, -4.69245
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The milestone on Racecourse Downs, located 100 meters east of Norton Cottage, is a stone structure likely dating from the early 18th century. It is rectangular with a cambered head and stands approximately 1 meter high. The milestone is painted white and features the inscription "2/B," with the lettering highlighted in black paint.
Historically, the lane where this milestone is situated was once the main route between Bodmin and West Cornwall, serving as a post route from 1677 to 1722. Although the exact date of the milestone is unconfirmed, it is believed to have been erected during this period, potentially predating the 1769 Act of Parliament that established the Bodmin Turnpike Trust, which mandated the installation of milestones and direction posts along the road. This route was later replaced by a more direct path over Tregoss Moor and was no longer a turnpike route by 1786. The milestone is also marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map from 1880.
The milestone is designated for its intact condition and original location, as well as its group value with other listed milestones along the turnpike route.
Local climate
Milestone on Racecourse Downs 100m East of Norton Cottage sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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