Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
mired-bailey-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, A357, Pimperne
OS grid reference
ST 906 092
Coordinates
50.88251, -2.13444
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century, features a triangular top and is made of stone. The inscription on the milestone reads 'Blandford 1 Sarum 17'. It was erected by the Harnham, Blandford and Dorchester Trust, as noted in the Dorset Milestone Survey from 1980.

Local climate

Milestone receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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