Milestone opposite Trefeca College Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 August 1995. Milestone.

Milestone opposite Trefeca College Farm

WRENN ID
nether-jade-laurel
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
Milestone
Address
Milestone opposite Trefeca College Farm, Talgarth, Powys
OS grid reference
SO 145 325
Coordinates
51.98469, -3.24639
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from around 1830, is made of sandstone and features a rounded top. It has clearly formed incised lettering that reads "TALGARTH / 2".

Local climate

Milestone opposite Trefeca College Farm 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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