Milestone at Ngr St 0567 4091 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1984. Monument.

Milestone at Ngr St 0567 4091

WRENN ID
dreaming-rood-storm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 December 1984
Type
Monument
Address
Milestone at Ngr St 0567 4091, Williton
OS grid reference
ST 056 409
Coordinates
51.15978, -3.35003
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the late 18th century to early 19th century, is located at Washford Cross in Williton. It is made of sandstone and cast iron. The structure features a monolithic slab with a cambered head, which has been reset into the bank at the roadside. It stands approximately 600 mm high and has an attached cast iron plaque with a semicircular headed top. The plaque is inscribed with "7 Miles to Minehead" and includes a benchmark below.

Local climate

Milestone at Ngr St 0567 4091 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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