Milestone at NGR SU030803 is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Milestone.

Milestone at NGR SU030803

WRENN ID
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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 SU030803, Milestone at Ngr Su 030803, Wootton Bassett Road, Tockenham
OS grid reference
SU 029 802
Coordinates
51.5215, -1.95836
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone is located on the north side of the carriageway at Wootton Bassett Road in Lyneham. It is made of sarsen stone and features a hexagonal faced head, a half oval sectioned stem, and a rectangular base. The back of the milestone is peck dressed. The inscriptions on the head indicate that Bath is 25 miles away. The stem shows distances to Wootton Bassett (3 miles), Swindon (9 miles), and Chippenham (11 miles), while the base states that Oxford is 39 miles away.

Local climate

Milestone at NGR SU030803 receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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