Milestone at Sx 859 749 is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1987. Milestone.
Milestone at Sx 859 749
- WRENN ID
- winding-flue-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1987
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone at Sx 859 749, Kingsteignton
- OS grid reference
- SX 858 748
- Coordinates
- 50.56197, -3.61232
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located at SX 859 749 in Kingsteignton, is likely from around 1824, coinciding with the establishment of the turnpike between Bellamarsh and Newcross. It is made of granite and features a rounded top, with two dressed sides. One side is inscribed with "To Chudleigh 3 miles to Exon 13," while the other side reads "To Newton 3 miles to Totnes 11." The lettering is particularly attractive, primarily in lower case with pronounced serifs.
Local climate
Milestone at Sx 859 749 receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% 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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