Milestone on Roadside at Ngr St 2845 3771 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1985. Milestone.

Milestone on Roadside at Ngr St 2845 3771

WRENN ID
fallow-gallery-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1985
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone on Roadside at Ngr St 2845 3771, Wembdon
OS grid reference
ST 284 377
Coordinates
51.13412, -3.024
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dated 1839, is located on the roadside at Wembdon Hill. It is made of rough hewn blue lias stone and features a cast iron plaque on the south side that reads "1 mile to Bridgwater." This milestone is part of the Bridgwater Turnpike Trust, which was established in 1730, and the road was turnpiked in 1839.

Local climate

Milestone on Roadside at Ngr St 2845 3771 receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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