Milestone (At Sy797974) is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1985. A C18 Milestone.
Milestone (At Sy797974)
- WRENN ID
- strange-steeple-rook
- 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 Sy797974), A354, Milborne St. Andrew
- OS grid reference
- SY 797 973
- Coordinates
- 50.77526, -2.28912
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located in Milborne Saint Andrew, dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is made of stone and features a triangular top with incised lettering. The inscription reads "Blandford 8, Dorchester 8". It was erected by the Harnham, Blandford and Dorchester Trust, as noted in the Dorset Milestone Survey of 1980.
Local climate
Milestone (At Sy797974) receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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