Milestone (At Sy 812979) is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1985. Milestone.

Milestone (At Sy 812979)

WRENN ID
steep-transept-jay
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 Sy 812979), A354, Milborne St. Andrew
OS grid reference
SY 811 979
Coordinates
50.78089, -2.26858
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located at SY 812979 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 7, Dorchester 9". It was erected by the Harnham, Blandford and Dorchester Trust, as noted in the Dorset Milestone Survey of 1980.

Local climate

Milestone (At Sy 812979) 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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