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

Milestone Opposite Stonehenge

WRENN ID
tall-trefoil-winter
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 Opposite Stonehenge, A344, Amesbury
OS grid reference
SU 122 422
Coordinates
51.17947, -1.82546
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the late 18th century, is located opposite Stonehenge on the north side of the A344 road. It is made of limestone and features a rectangular shaft with a worn top. The front of the milestone has an inscription that reads "LXXX / Miles from / LONDON / II from / Amesbury." There is also an earlier inscription on the bottom of the front, which is now upside-down, reading "AMESBURY."

Local climate

Milestone Opposite Stonehenge 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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