Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Milestone.
Milestone
- WRENN ID
- hollow-mantel-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1985
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone, Gloucester Road, Hartpury
- OS grid reference
- SO 798 241
- Coordinates
- 51.9152, -2.29366
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located on the east side of Gloucester Road in Hartpury, dates from the early 19th century and is made of stone. It has a thick structure with a cambered top. The upper part of the face is dressed slightly back to hold an inscription, while the rest of the surface is hammer dressed. The lettering is in sans serif style, and the background is painted white. The inscription reads 'GLOSTER/4/MILES'.
Local climate
Milestone receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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