Milestone at Ngr Ss 9898 2878 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1986. A C19 Milestone.
Milestone at Ngr Ss 9898 2878
- WRENN ID
- iron-baluster-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 August 1986
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone at Ngr Ss 9898 2878, Upton
- OS grid reference
- SS 989 287
- Coordinates
- 51.04926, -3.44276
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milestone located in Upton Village, dating from the early 19th century. It is made of cast iron and sandstone, standing approximately 800 millimeters high. The dressed stone features a cambered head, and there is an attached plaque with a semi-circular top that is inscribed in incised lettering stating "12 Miles to Watchet."
Local climate
Milestone at Ngr Ss 9898 2878 receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% 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 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% 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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