Milestone at Ngr St57371973, 2 Metres South of Gateway to Trinity House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1984. Milestone.

Milestone at Ngr St57371973, 2 Metres South of Gateway to Trinity House

WRENN ID
kindled-courtyard-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 August 1984
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
ST 573 197
Coordinates
50.97534, -2.60857
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located 2 metres south of the gateway to Trinity House, dates from the 19th century. It is made of Ham stone and features a shaped cast iron plaque. The pillar measures 450 millimetres wide, 200 millimetres thick, and 750 millimetres high, with a triangular head. The plaque has straight sides and an arched top and bottom, displaying the lower case letters "Marston Magna 2, Yeovil 3". This milestone is part of the street furniture established by the Yeovil Turnpike Trust, which was set up in 1753.

Local climate

Milestone at Ngr St57371973, 2 Metres South of Gateway to Trinity House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% 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 56% 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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