Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1988. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
gilded-merlon-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 1988
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, A303(T), Amesbury
OS grid reference
SU 122 419
Coordinates
51.17675, -1.82582
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the late 18th century, is made of limestone and features a partly buried rectangular shaft with a worn top. It has an inscription that reads: "80 Miles from London."

Local climate

Milestone receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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