Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. Milestone.
Milestone
- WRENN ID
- former-foundation-dust
- 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 133 797
- Coordinates
- 51.51654, -1.80947
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located on the A361 in Wroughton, is possibly from the 18th century but likely dates to the early 19th century. It has a painted, curved front with a top that is dented for a bench mark. The incised lettering, which is now obscured, indicates distances to Swindon (4 miles) and Devizes (16 miles).
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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