Milestone on A359 at Ngr St 6672 3165 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Milestone.
Milestone on A359 at Ngr St 6672 3165
- WRENN ID
- deep-courtyard-thunder
- 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 on A359 at Ngr St 6672 3165, Shepton Montague
- OS grid reference
- ST 667 316
- Coordinates
- 51.08319, -2.47649
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located on the A359, is likely from the late 18th century. It is made of Doulting stone and features chamfered leading edges and a rounded top. The pillar measures approximately 340 mm wide, 220 mm thick, and stands about 800 mm high. A cast iron plaque is bolted onto the stone, measuring 250 mm wide and 310 mm high, which displays the raised Roman lettering "Bruton 2." This milestone marks one of the first roads taken over by the Bruton Turnpike Trust in 1756.
Local climate
Milestone on A359 at Ngr St 6672 3165 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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