Milestone at Ngr St 5098 2562 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1987. Milestone.

Milestone at Ngr St 5098 2562

WRENN ID
still-stronghold-yew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 April 1987
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Ngr St 5098 2562, Kingsdon
OS grid reference
ST 509 256
Coordinates
51.02784, -2.70042
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located at NGR ST 5098 2562, is likely from the early 19th century. It is made of Ham stone and features a cast iron plaque. The stone measures approximately 375 mm wide, 150 mm thick, and 700 mm high, with a moulded top. The plaque is about 370 mm wide and 130 mm high, with a semi-circular top and bottom measuring 150 mm in diameter. The inscription reads: "6/LANGPORT/ILCHESTER/2 1/4". This road was part of the Langport, Somerton, and Castle Cary Trust and was turnpiked in 1792. The stone also marks the boundary between the parishes of Kingsdon and Somerton.

Local climate

Milestone at Ngr St 5098 2562 receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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