Milestone Opposite No 61 is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1976. Milestone.

Milestone Opposite No 61

WRENN ID
gilded-quartz-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 April 1976
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone Opposite No 61, Sandford Lane, Wareham Town
OS grid reference
SY 923 888
Coordinates
50.6992, -2.1092
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The milestone opposite No. 61 on Sandford Road dates from the 18th or 19th century. It is made of stone and painted white. The west side is inscribed with "9 TO POOLE 110 TO HYDE PARK CORNER," while the east side has the inscription "1 FROM WAREHAM."

Local climate

Milestone Opposite No 61 receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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