Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 October 1986. Milestone.
Milestone
- WRENN ID
- odd-pedestal-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 October 1986
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone, Leigh
- OS grid reference
- ST 631 094
- Coordinates
- 50.88305, -2.52454
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located at Bailey Ridge, features a segmental top and carries an iron plate with the inscription "5 Sherborne 1 Leigh." It was erected by the Shaftesbury and Sherborne Trust between 1752 and 1877.
Local climate
Milestone receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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