Milestone at Junction of Road to the World's End Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1985. Milestone.

Milestone at Junction of Road to the World's End Public House

WRENN ID
ancient-slate-tallow
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 Junction of Road to the World's End Public House, A31, Winterborne Zelston
OS grid reference
SY 906 976
Coordinates
50.77865, -2.1345
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the mid-19th century, is located at the junction of the road leading to the World's End Public House in Winterborne Zelston. It was erected for the Puddletown and Wimborne Turnpike Trust. The milestone is made of stone and features a rounded top, with the inscriptions "Dorchester 15" and "Wimborne 7."

Local climate

Milestone at Junction of Road to the World's End Public House 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 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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