Milestone on A40 E of Halfway is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 August 2005. Milestone.

Milestone on A40 E of Halfway

WRENN ID
shifting-sentry-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
26 August 2005
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone on A40 E of Halfway, Cwmdwr, Llywel
OS grid reference
SN 843 322
Coordinates
51.97676, -3.68548
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a milestone located on the A40 east of Halfway. It is made of painted stone with a rounded top and has incised letters that read 'To BRECON 15 Miles'.

Local climate

Milestone on A40 E of Halfway sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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