Milestone approximately 323m west of Higher Botrea is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 2012. Milestone.
Milestone approximately 323m west of Higher Botrea
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 July 2012
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- SW 395 311
- Coordinates
- 50.12304, -5.64544
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a granite milestone located approximately 323 meters west of Higher Botrea, on the south side of the road between Penzance and St Just, which is now the A3071. The milestone has a rectangular shape with a rounded top and stands just over 1 meter high. The north face of the stone, which faces the road, features the inscription: 'FROM / PENZ / 5', with the lettering painted in black.
Local climate
Milestone approximately 323m west of Higher Botrea sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2011
- No related consent applications matched
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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