Milepost approximately 150 metres north west of entrance to Town End Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Barnsley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1986. Milepost.
Milepost approximately 150 metres north west of entrance to Town End Farm
- WRENN ID
- buried-bracket-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge MP: Dr Marie Tidball (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1986
- Type
- Milepost
- OS grid reference
- SK 319 976
- Coordinates
- 53.4749, -1.52027
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milepost located approximately 150 metres north-west of the entrance to Town End Farm. It dates from the mid-19th century and is made of cast iron. The milepost has angled sides and top and stands freely. It features raised lettering, with the word "MILES" in italics. On the left side, it reads "SHEFFIELD / 7 / MILES," and on the right side, it reads "PENISTONE / 6 / MILES."
Local climate
Milepost approximately 150 metres north west of entrance to Town End Farm receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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