Milestone at Sx 408 528 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1987. Milestone.

Milestone at Sx 408 528

WRENN ID
gentle-column-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 January 1987
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Sx 408 528, St. John
OS grid reference
SX 407 528
Coordinates
50.35421, -4.23928
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone dating from the late 18th century. It is a granite monolith with a segmental head, standing about 80 centimetres high. The milestone features deep-cut lettering that is painted, indicating "4 Mile From Mot Edgcumbe."

Local climate

Milestone at Sx 408 528 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% 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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