Milestone Approximately 220 Metres South of Northern Turning to Bishops Cannings is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Milestone.
Milestone Approximately 220 Metres South of Northern Turning to Bishops Cannings
- WRENN ID
- vacant-mantel-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- SU 034 648
- Coordinates
- 51.38231, -1.95234
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located approximately 220 meters south of the northern turning to Bishops Cannings, dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is made of limestone and features a cast iron plate. The stone has a rounded top, with the plate affixed to the front. The plate indicates the distance to London as 86 miles. The lower section of the plate is triangular, showing distances to Marlborough on the left as 11 miles and to Devizes on the right as 3 miles.
Local climate
Milestone Approximately 220 Metres South of Northern Turning to Bishops Cannings 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 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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