Milestone at North East Junctions of A390 and Frogwell Road is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1985. Milestone.
Milestone at North East Junctions of A390 and Frogwell Road
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-sill-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1985
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone at North East Junctions of A390 and Frogwell Road, Callington
- OS grid reference
- SX 347 679
- Coordinates
- 50.48832, -4.33032
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located at the north-east junction of the A390 and Frogwell Road, dates from the early 19th century. It is made of granite and has a rectangular shape with a tapered section and a rounded head. The lettering is incised and painted, indicating the distances to Callington and Launceston, specifically noting 1½ miles to Callington and 7 miles to Launceston. This milestone is associated with the Act for Turnpike roads leading into Callington, established in 1764.
Local climate
Milestone at North East Junctions of A390 and Frogwell Road sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% 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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