Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1987. Milestone.
Milestone
- WRENN ID
- weathered-storey-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1987
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone, A40, Sherborne
- OS grid reference
- SP 161 137
- Coordinates
- 51.82207, -1.76735
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, dating from the late 18th century, is made of limestone and features a cast-iron plaque. It has a conical shape and bears an inscription in raised lettering that reads 'OXFORD / 23 / GLOSTER 23'. It is located on the south side of the A40 in Sherborne.
Local climate
Milestone receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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