Milestone at Sx 462 697 is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1987. Milestone.
Milestone at Sx 462 697
- WRENN ID
- floating-brick-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1987
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone at Sx 462 697, Gulworthy
- OS grid reference
- SX 462 696
- Coordinates
- 50.50673, -4.16973
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located at SX 462 697, dates from the early 19th century and is made of granite. It has a square plan pier resting on a rough-cut base and stands about 1.5 metres high. The milestone features incised lettering indicating distances: Milton Abbot 8 miles, Tavistock 3.5 miles, and Beer Ferris 2.5 miles, along with a benchmark.
Local climate
Milestone at Sx 462 697 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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