Milestone at Ngr St 3554 1316 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1987. A Early C19 Milestone.

Milestone at Ngr St 3554 1316

WRENN ID
dim-hammer-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 October 1987
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Ngr St 3554 1316, Ilminster
OS grid reference
ST 355 131
Coordinates
50.91423, -2.91817
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, likely from the early 19th century, is made of Ham stone and features cast-iron plaques. The triangular pillar measures 480 mm on the sides, 340 mm on the rear, and stands 950 mm tall with a rounded top. The plaques are 200 mm deep overall and display figures in a central drop. The east plaque, which is 340 mm wide, reads "CHARD/4," while the west plaque, measuring 420 mm wide, reads "ILMINSTER/1." This road was turnpiked by the Ilminster Turnpike Trust in 1759.

Local climate

Milestone at Ngr St 3554 1316 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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