Milestone at Ngr St 6504 2557 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1986. Milestone.

Milestone at Ngr St 6504 2557

WRENN ID
gaunt-wall-sparrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 March 1986
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Ngr St 6504 2557, Compton Pauncefoot
OS grid reference
ST 650 255
Coordinates
51.02837, -2.50003
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located at National Grid Reference ST 6504 2557, is possibly from the early 19th century. It is made of Doulting stone and features a cast-iron plaque. The stone measures approximately 375 mm wide, 250 mm thick, and 400 mm high, with a flat top. The plaque, which is about 375 mm by 50 mm, has 150 mm diameter rondels at the top and bottom, and it reads: "6/Sherborne/Ansford/5 3/4". This road was turnpiked in 1753 and is maintained by the Shaftesbury and Sherborne Trust.

Local climate

Milestone at Ngr St 6504 2557 receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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