Milestone Circa 200 Metres West of Toll Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1990. A Victorian Milestone.
Milestone Circa 200 Metres West of Toll Cottage
- WRENN ID
- shifting-lantern-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1990
- Type
- Milestone
- Period
- Victorian
- OS grid reference
- SX 662 510
- Coordinates
- 50.34422, -3.88173
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Milestone located approximately 200 metres west of Toll Cottage, dating from the 19th century. It is a painted granite block, triangular in section, and is mostly hidden in the embankment. The inscription reads: "To Kings 7 to Mod 1/2." This milestone is situated on the Modbury to Kingsbridge turnpike, although the inscription incorrectly refers to Kingston.
Local climate
Milestone Circa 200 Metres West of Toll Cottage receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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