Milestone Circa 8m W of No. 32 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 2011. Milestone.
Milestone Circa 8m W of No. 32
- WRENN ID
- stark-flagstone-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 2011
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone Circa 8m W of No. 32, Old Coach Road, Kea
- OS grid reference
- SW 813 420
- Coordinates
- 50.23753, -5.06708
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The milestone dates to 1754 and stands approximately 8 metres west of No. 32, located against a hedge bank on the east side of Old Coach Road. It is constructed from stone and has a rectangular plan with a cylindrical, rounded top, rising to a height of around 127 centimetres. The front face is inscribed, in black paint, with the words "FROM TRURO 2 MILES". The milestone is painted white. A benchmark is situated at the top of the front face, and a metal pin is affixed to the top of the stone.
The milestone is a physical reminder of the activities of the Truro Turnpike Trust, which was established by an Act of Parliament in 1754, and was one of the first milestones erected by the trust. It originally marked a turnpike road south of Truro, via Calenick. A newer, gentler route was opened in 1829, and the milestone was seemingly left in place. The road ceased to be a turnpike in 1855. The milestone is depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map of around 1880. It is designated as a Grade II listed building due to its historical interest as a testament to 18th-century road improvements carried out by Turnpike Trusts, and due to its intact condition having retained its lettering and original position.
Local climate
Milestone Circa 8m W of No. 32 receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% 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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