Milestone Standing Outside Shop No 2-6 is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. Milestone.

Milestone Standing Outside Shop No 2-6

WRENN ID
sleeping-latch-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South MP: Heidi Alexander (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 April 1986
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone Standing Outside Shop No 2-6, Canal Walk, South Swindon
OS grid reference
SU 149 847
Coordinates
51.56149, -1.78568
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the early 19th century, is made of Portland stone and is rectangular in shape. It is inscribed with "SEMINGTON, 26, MILES" and stands outside shop numbers 2 to 6 on Canal Walk in Swindon. The stone was reset during mid-20th century development. Semington marked the beginning of the Wilts and Berks Canal, which was built following an Act of 1795.

Local climate

Milestone Standing Outside Shop No 2-6 receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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