Milestone at Ngr Ss 9385 4015 is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. Milestone.

Milestone at Ngr Ss 9385 4015

WRENN ID
salt-vault-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Exmoor National Park
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1985
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Ngr Ss 9385 4015, Cutcombe, Somerset
OS grid reference
SS 938 401
Coordinates
51.15077, -3.51906
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milestone located at the National Grid Reference SS 9385 4015, dating from the early 19th century. It is made of sandstone and cast iron. The stone features a slightly cambered head with a central plaque that has a semicircular top. The plaque is inscribed in raised lettering, stating "7 miles to Minehead," although the lowest row of lettering is obscured. The road where this milestone stands was constructed in the 1820s.

Local climate

Milestone at Ngr Ss 9385 4015 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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