Direction Stone at Junction of A420 and B4039 is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Direction stone.

Direction Stone at Junction of A420 and B4039

WRENN ID
iron-quartz-heron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1985
Type
Direction stone
Address
Direction Stone at Junction of A420 and B4039, Bristol Road, Chippenham Without
OS grid reference
ST 882 748
Coordinates
51.47255, -2.17054
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The direction stone, dating from the late 19th century, is made of painted ashlar. It features a rounded V-plan stone kerb with inscriptions indicating directions: 'To Marshfield and Bristol' on the south face and 'To Yatton Keynell, Grittleton, Badminton and Sodbury' on the north-east face. At the top, there is a triangular stone that has the inscription 'To Chippenham' on the two visible faces.

Local climate

Direction Stone at Junction of A420 and B4039 receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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