Milestone About 100 Metres from Somerset County Boundary, to South West of Horningsham Village is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1986. Milestone.
Milestone About 100 Metres from Somerset County Boundary, to South West of Horningsham Village
- WRENN ID
- calm-terrace-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 July 1986
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- ST 806 401
- Coordinates
- 51.16061, -2.27834
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located about 100 metres from the Somerset County boundary to the south-west of Horningsham Village, dates back to the early 18th century. It is made of limestone and features a square cast-iron plate with clear lettering indicating "Longleat/House/2 Miles." This milestone is part of a series of milestones situated both outside and within the park on the approaches to Longleat House.
Local climate
Milestone About 100 Metres from Somerset County Boundary, to South West of Horningsham Village receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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