Milestone at Ss 731 053 is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1986. Milestone.
Milestone at Ss 731 053
- WRENN ID
- worn-gutter-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 December 1986
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone at Ss 731 053, Zeal Monachorum
- OS grid reference
- SS 730 053
- Coordinates
- 50.83409, -3.8037
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milestone located in Zeal Monachorum, dating from the late 18th century. It is made of granite and takes the form of a thin upright slab with a flat top, standing approximately 1 metre high. The front of the milestone is slightly tilted forward, and each face features inscriptions in upper and lower case letters, each set within an inscribed arcade. The left side reads "15 Miles Exeter," while the right side states "19 Miles Torrington." This milestone is noted for being unusually early.
Local climate
Milestone at Ss 731 053 receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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