Milestone at NGR ST 9262 8437 is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. Milestone.

Milestone at NGR ST 9262 8437

WRENN ID
rough-brick-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 July 1987
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at NGR ST 9262 8437, Malmesbury Road, St. Paul Malmesbury Without
OS grid reference
ST 926 843
Coordinates
51.55819, -2.10779
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located on the west side of Malmesbury Road in Corston, dates from 1755-56 and was part of the Malmesbury Turnpike. It features a limestone post that is square in plan and has a cambered top, standing at 1 metre high. On the east face, there is an early 19th-century cast iron plate that reads: 'CHIPPEN.M/VIII/MILES/MALMS.RY/II/MILE'.

Local climate

Milestone at NGR ST 9262 8437 receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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