Milestone at Sw841490 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1988. Milestone.

Milestone at Sw841490

WRENN ID
ragged-window-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1988
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Sw841490, A3076, St. Erme
OS grid reference
SW 841 491
Coordinates
50.30274, -5.03289
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the 18th century or early 19th century, is made of granite. It is a whitewashed rectangular stone with a rounded top. The face of the stone is cut back to display an incised inscription that reads "FROM TRURO 3 MILES." There is also a bench mark located below the inscription.

Local climate

Milestone at Sw841490 receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% 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 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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