Milestone Approximately 80 Metres West of Askham Fields Lane is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1985. Milestone.
Milestone Approximately 80 Metres West of Askham Fields Lane
- WRENN ID
- eastward-soffit-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Outer MP: Mr Luke Charters (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 July 1985
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- SE 553 472
- Coordinates
- 53.91886, -1.15893
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located approximately 80 metres west of Askham Fields Lane, dates from the early 19th century. It is made of stone and features a cast-iron plaque. The milestone stands about 0.75 metres high and has a triangular shape with a round-arched top. The east face displays a raised inscription painted black on a white background, which reads: "TADCASTER / 5 MILES / LEEDS / 19 MILES." The west face has an inscription that states: "YORK / 4½ MILES." Additionally, around the head of the milestone, it reads: "TADCASTER & H0BM00R / ROAD / ASKHAM BRYAN."
Local climate
Milestone Approximately 80 Metres West of Askham Fields Lane sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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