Milestone at SW 867 629 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 May 1988. A C19 Milestone.

Milestone at SW 867 629

WRENN ID
tired-quoin-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 May 1988
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at SW 867 629, Colan
OS grid reference
SW 867 629
Coordinates
50.42737, -5.00425
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the 19th century, is a granite monolith with a triangular shape and stands about one metre high. It features carved painted lettering in upper case that reads: "NEWQUAY 4 MILES, ST COLUMB 3 3/4 MILES," along with a benchmark.

Local climate

Milestone at SW 867 629 receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% 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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