Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 August 1995. Former house, surgery.

Milestone

WRENN ID
vast-footing-dust
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
14 August 1995
Type
Former house, surgery
Address
Milestone, Talgarth, Powys
OS grid reference
SO 153 341
Coordinates
51.99916, -3.23447
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This milestone is made of sandstone and dates from the early 19th century. It is a vertical slab with a rounded top, featuring incised lettering that reads "BRECON / 9". The milestone has been overpainted in black and white, with the word "Miles" added.

Local climate

Milestone sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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