Milestone on A303 at Ngr St 6605 2679 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1986. Milestone.

Milestone on A303 at Ngr St 6605 2679

WRENN ID
gilded-gateway-weasel
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 on A303 at Ngr St 6605 2679, Compton Pauncefoot
OS grid reference
ST 660 267
Coordinates
51.03945, -2.48561
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milestone located on the A303, likely dating from the early 19th century. It is made of Doulting stone and features a cast iron plaque. The stone measures approximately 400 mm by 50 mm thick and stands about 1.2 metres high, with a roughly rounded top. The cast iron plaque is 375 mm wide and 430 mm high, featuring a shouldered semi-circular top and a double ogee base. The inscription on the plaque reads "Wincanton (on curve)/4/Ilchester/9". This road was turnpiked in 1756 and is maintained by the Wincanton Trust.

Local climate

Milestone on A303 at Ngr St 6605 2679 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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