Milepost at Ngr St 7071 5237 on Roadside is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1986. Milepost.

Milepost at Ngr St 7071 5237 on Roadside

WRENN ID
secret-tower-twilight
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 June 1986
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost at Ngr St 7071 5237 on Roadside, Kilmersdon
OS grid reference
ST 707 523
Coordinates
51.26977, -2.42112
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located at the National Grid Reference ST 7071 5237, dating from the early 19th century. It is made of cast iron and has a V-shaped design with a canted top. The milepost features raised lettering that indicates distances to Kilmersdon, London (110 miles), Wells (12 miles), Trowbridge (11 miles), and Devizes (21 miles). It is part of the Shepton Mallet Turnpike Trust.

Local climate

Milepost at Ngr St 7071 5237 on Roadside receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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