Milestone at Ngr Ss 9175 3617 is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1986. A C19 Milestone.
Milestone at Ngr Ss 9175 3617
- WRENN ID
- bitter-dormer-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 January 1986
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone at Ngr Ss 9175 3617, Exton, Somerset
- OS grid reference
- SS 917 362
- Coordinates
- 51.11485, -3.54782
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, dating from the early 19th century, is made of sandstone and cast iron. It features a cambered head that stands about 700 mm high, with an attached cast iron plaque. The semi-circular central section of the head is inscribed with the incised lettering: '11 miles to Minehead'. The road on which it stands was turnpiked in 1824.
Local climate
Milestone at Ngr Ss 9175 3617 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 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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