Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1987. Milestone.
Milestone
- WRENN ID
- ruined-wattle-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 May 1987
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone, A40, Barrington
- OS grid reference
- SP 205 120
- Coordinates
- 51.80692, -1.70334
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, dating from the 18th century, is located on the north side of the A40 in Barrington. It is made of limestone and features a cast iron plaque. The cylindrical limestone column stands approximately 60 centimeters tall and has a rectangular inscription plaque. The plaque displays the raised lettering 'OXFORD / 20 GLOUCESTER / 26'.
Local climate
Milestone receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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