Milestone at Sx998946 (North Side of A30 20 Metres North North East of Junction with B3185) is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1985. Milestone.
Milestone at Sx998946 (North Side of A30 20 Metres North North East of Junction with B3185)
- WRENN ID
- worn-bonework-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1985
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- SX 999 946
- Coordinates
- 50.74276, -3.41994
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located on the north side of the A30, 20 meters north-north-east of the junction with the B3185, dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It features a square base with the inscription '171 MILES TO LONDON' incised on it, along with a benchmark. The shaft is triangular in shape, with the west face displaying '11 MILES TO HONITON, 5 MILES TO EXETER' and the east face showing '5 MILES TO EXETER, 11 MILES TO HONITON'.
Local climate
Milestone at Sx998946 (North Side of A30 20 Metres North North East of Junction with B3185) receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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