Milestone on ridgeway track at NGR ST8460634283 is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 July 1989. Milestone.

Milestone on ridgeway track at NGR ST8460634283

WRENN ID
kindled-sandstone-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 July 1989
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone on ridgeway track at NGR ST8460634283, Mere
OS grid reference
ST 846 342
Coordinates
51.10763, -2.22126
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milestone located on a ridgeway track, dated 1750. It is made of limestone and measures approximately 750 mm by 450 mm by 275 mm, with a wave-curve top. The north face features an incised inscription that reads 'XX /MILES FROM/ SARUM / XCVIII/ FROM/ LONDON/ 1750.' The milestone is positioned to the south of the track and is about 10 metres away from a fence to the north. It is part of a series of milestones along a now abandoned route.

Local climate

Milestone on ridgeway track at NGR ST8460634283 receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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