Milestone at St851 008 is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1985. Milestone.

Milestone at St851 008

WRENN ID
solitary-steel-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 1985
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at St851 008, A 354, Winterborne Whitechurch
OS grid reference
ST 850 008
Coordinates
50.80689, -2.21364
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located in Winterborne Whitechurch, dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is made of stone and features a triangular top with incised lettering. The inscriptions read "Blandford 4, Dorchester 12". It was erected by the Harnham, Blandford and Dorchester Trust, as noted in the Dorset Milestone Survey of 1980.

Local climate

Milestone at St851 008 receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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