Milestone at Sx 544 750 is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1987. Milestone.

Milestone at Sx 544 750

WRENN ID
first-cobble-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1987
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Sx 544 750, Whitchurch, West Devon
OS grid reference
SX 544 750
Coordinates
50.55696, -4.05546
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the 19th century, is located at SX 544 750 in Whitchurch Merrivale. It is made of granite and features a round-headed design with capital lettering that reads: "TAVISTOCK 4 MORETONHAMPSTEAD 16."

Local climate

Milestone at Sx 544 750 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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