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

Milestone

WRENN ID
night-kitchen-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swindon
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, A361, Wroughton
OS grid reference
SU 123 784
Coordinates
51.50507, -1.82293
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, possibly from the 18th century and likely dating to the early 19th century, features a curved front. The incised lettering is now obscured but is painted, indicating distances of "To Swindon 5. To Devizes 15". The top of the milestone is dented and includes a bench mark.

Local climate

Milestone receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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