Milestone at Ngr St 746 475 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1984. Milestone.

Milestone at Ngr St 746 475

WRENN ID
sunken-outpost-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 November 1984
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Ngr St 746 475, Whatley
OS grid reference
ST 746 475
Coordinates
51.22654, -2.36408
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from around 1775, is made of rough Doulting stone and stands one metre high. It features a cast iron plate on the north side, which is inscribed with the distances to Wells (13 miles) and Frome (2 miles). This milestone is part of the historical Frome Turnpike road to Wells.

Local climate

Milestone at Ngr St 746 475 receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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