Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1987. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
muted-pewter-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1987
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, Stinsford Hill
OS grid reference
SY 708 912
Coordinates
50.72058, -2.41387
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, likely dating back to Roman times, is located on Stinsford Hill. It is a vertical stone that is roughly circular in shape. The stone features an OS bench mark that has been cut into its surface.

Local climate

Milestone receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% 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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