Milestone at NGR SU 043810 is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Milestone.

Milestone at NGR SU 043810

WRENN ID
salt-wicket-cedar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 August 1985
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at NGR SU 043810, Lyneham Road, Royal Wootton Bassett
OS grid reference
SU 043 810
Coordinates
51.52815, -1.93859
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located on Lyneham Road in Wootton Bassett, dates from after 1821 and is made of sarsen stone with a painted finish. It features a hexagonal top face, a half oval stem, and a base. The inscriptions include "To BATH 26 Miles" on the top, "To WOOTTON BASSETT 2 Miles. To SWINDON 8 Miles" on the left side of the stem, "To CHIPPENHAM 12 Miles" on the right side, and "To OXFORD 38 Miles" on the foot. It also includes a bench mark.

Local climate

Milestone at NGR SU 043810 receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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