Milestone at Sx 082758, 580 Metres to North North West of Bridge at Wenford Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1987. Milestone.

Milestone at Sx 082758, 580 Metres to North North West of Bridge at Wenford Bridge

WRENN ID
endless-mortar-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 November 1987
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
SX 082 757
Coordinates
50.55017, -4.70835
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located approximately 580 metres to the north-northwest of the bridge at Wenford Bridge, dates from the early 19th century. It is made of granite and has a rectangular section with a rounded top. The milestone is inscribed with "6 B Turnpike road act for roads leading to Bodmin passed in 1769 (9 Geo III c 69)," referencing the turnpike road system in England.

Local climate

Milestone at Sx 082758, 580 Metres to North North West of Bridge at Wenford Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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