Milestone Opposite No 52 is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Milestone.

Milestone Opposite No 52

WRENN ID
wild-terrace-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 August 1985
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone Opposite No 52, Broad Town Road
OS grid reference
SU 090 778
Coordinates
51.49939, -1.87124
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century milestone made of sarsen stone, located on the west side of Broad Town Road, opposite No 52. The milestone has an oval front, and its top is eroded to form a channel. The inscription on the milestone reads: "To WOOTTON MARLBRO 3 9 Miles Miles."

Local climate

Milestone Opposite No 52 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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