Milestone at Sx 503 768 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 503 768
- WRENN ID
- patient-stair-peregrine
- 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 503 768, Peter Tavy, West Devon
- OS grid reference
- SX 502 767
- Coordinates
- 50.57109, -4.11612
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Milestone dating from the late 18th century. It is made of granite and features a shaped top with lettering that was formerly painted. The inscription reads: "From Tavistock 2 Miles Oakhampton 18 Truro 82". This milestone is associated with the Turnpike Act of 1760, which established roads leading into Okehampton.
Local climate
Milestone at Sx 503 768 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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