Milestone on A44 is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 28 February 2005. Milestone.

Milestone on A44

WRENN ID
hushed-chamber-merlin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
28 February 2005
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone on A44, Hendre, Nantmel
OS grid reference
SO 007 673
Coordinates
52.29531, -3.45745
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This is a freestone mile marker located on the A44. It has a rounded top and is painted white, featuring black letters that read: 'To Rhayader 2½ Miles.' and 'Penybont 7.'

Local climate

Milestone on A44 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% 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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