Milestone at Sx 450 712 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 450 712

WRENN ID
leaning-granite-bittern
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 450 712, Gulworthy
OS grid reference
SX 450 712
Coordinates
50.52018, -4.1865
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located at SX 450 712 in Tavistock Hamlets, dates from the early to mid-19th century. It is made of granite and has an irregular shape. The lettering on the milestone is very worn and reads "GAWTON QUAYS."

Local climate

Milestone at Sx 450 712 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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