Milestone South of Parbury Cottage (Ngr St7658648680) is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 2008. Milestone.
Milestone South of Parbury Cottage (Ngr St7658648680)
- WRENN ID
- tilted-portal-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 April 2008
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone South of Parbury Cottage (Ngr St7658648680), Vallis Road, Frome
- OS grid reference
- ST 765 486
- Coordinates
- 51.2368, -2.33668
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The milestone south of Parbury Cottage is a late 18th century or early 19th century structure, rectangular in shape with a rounded top. Made of dressed stone, it features a cast iron plaque shaped like a three-pointed shield attached to the front (east face). The plaque has incised lettering that reads: FROME 1.
This milestone is part of a series erected by the Frome Turnpike Trust along the route between Frome and Radstock, which was turnpiked in 1757. It is recognized as a Grade II listed structure because it is a clear and well-preserved example of a milestone from this period, illustrating the development of the road network influenced by the 1773 general Turnpike Act. It is similar to other listed milestones placed along this route by the Frome Turnpike Trust.
Local climate
Milestone South of Parbury Cottage (Ngr St7658648680) receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1996
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