Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1986. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
sheer-wall-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1986
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, Corfe Castle
OS grid reference
SY 959 824
Coordinates
50.6414, -2.05832
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located near Corfe Castle, dates from between 1756 and 1876. It is made of stone and features a rounded top. The inscription on the milestone reads "IV Miles from Wareham".

Local climate

Milestone 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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