Milestone at Ngr St 3838 0971 (Immediately West of Junction with Chillington Down Turning) is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. Milestone.

Milestone at Ngr St 3838 0971 (Immediately West of Junction with Chillington Down Turning)

WRENN ID
former-pilaster-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1987
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
ST 383 096
Coordinates
50.88346, -2.87731
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milestone, possibly from the 18th century, located immediately west of the junction with Chillington Down Turning. It is made of lias stone and is painted. The milestone measures about 320 millimeters wide, 180 millimeters thick, and 800 millimeters high, with a rounded top. The incised lettering on the stone reads 'Chard 4/ Crewkerne 4'. It is situated on the historic Salisbury to Exeter Road, which was turnpiked by the Chard Trust in 1753.

Local climate

Milestone at Ngr St 3838 0971 (Immediately West of Junction with Chillington Down Turning) receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% 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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