Milestone at Ngr St 6980 3393 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Milestone.

Milestone at Ngr St 6980 3393

WRENN ID
vacant-hinge-swallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 August 1984
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Ngr St 6980 3393, Dropping Lane, Bruton
OS grid reference
ST 698 339
Coordinates
51.10387, -2.4327
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century milestone located on the east side of Dropping Lane in Bruton. It is made of Doulting stone and features a cast iron plaque. The stone measures approximately 350 millimeters wide and 200 millimeters thick, with a rounded top that reaches about 600 millimeters in overall height. The plaque, which is bolted onto the stone, measures about 350 millimeters wide and 450 millimeters high, and it reads "BRUTON 1 MILE" in incised Roman lettering. This road was taken over by the Bruton Trust when it was established in 1756.

Local climate

Milestone at Ngr St 6980 3393 receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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