Milestone at Ss 737 072 is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1985. Milestone.

Milestone at Ss 737 072

WRENN ID
broken-step-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 November 1985
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Ss 737 072, Lapford
OS grid reference
SS 737 071
Coordinates
50.8503, -3.79542
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone dating from the late 18th century to early 19th century. Made of granite, this upright slab stands approximately 1.3 metres high. It has a flat top and is triangular in section, with two sides canted forward. The left side is inscribed with the Roman serif numeral "TO EXON XVI MILES" and the right side with "TO BARUM XXIV MILES."

Local climate

Milestone at Ss 737 072 receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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