Milestone at Grid Reference 562028 is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. Milestone.

Milestone at Grid Reference 562028

WRENN ID
long-cellar-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 March 1988
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Grid Reference 562028, B 4228, Hewelsfield and Brockweir
OS grid reference
SO 562 028
Coordinates
51.72257, -2.63497
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the 19th century, is made of sandstone and has a rounded top. It measures approximately 300mm by 225mm by 600mm and is inscribed with 'To Chepstow 7....', although the rest of the inscription was buried at the time of the survey in December 1983. The milestone also features a bench mark on top. It is situated on the east side of the St Briavels to Chepstow Road, about 200 meters south of the entrance drive to Aylesmore Court in the parish of St Briavels.

Local climate

Milestone at Grid Reference 562028 receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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