Milestone SW of Bellasize Farm (Ngr Sx1371165156) is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 2008. A 19th century Milestone.
Milestone SW of Bellasize Farm (Ngr Sx1371165156)
- WRENN ID
- moated-wicket-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 November 2008
- Type
- Milestone
- Period
- 19th century
- Address
- Milestone SW of Bellasize Farm (Ngr Sx1371165156), A38, Braddock
- OS grid reference
- SX 137 651
- Coordinates
- 50.45657, -4.62576
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located southwest of Bellasize Farm, dates from around 1834. It has a triangular shape with a flat top that slopes slightly towards the front. The milestone features incised lettering in Roman capitals alongside Arabic numerals, all painted black. The inscriptions appear on two dressed faces, reading 'L/71/2' and 'B/5'. Although the milestone is painted white, this paint has become discoloured and is partly worn away.
Historically, the Bodmin Turnpike Trust was established by an Act of Parliament in 1769, creating a route from Bodmin to Liskeard. In November 1834, plans were published for a new route along the Glynn valley, leading to the erection of nine milestones along this route. Of these, eight still survive, including this one.
The milestone is designated as Grade II for several reasons: it remains in its original location and is intact, and it serves as a good example of an early 19th-century milestone. It illustrates the standardisation of roads and the introduction of turnpikes, which were essential for meeting the transport needs of Cornwall's increasingly industrial landscape during that period.
Local climate
Milestone SW of Bellasize Farm (Ngr Sx1371165156) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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