Milestone at Corner of Westgate and Castlegate, Between the Police House and the Carpenters Arms is a Grade II listed building in the Doncaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 January 1981. Milestone.

Milestone at Corner of Westgate and Castlegate, Between the Police House and the Carpenters Arms

WRENN ID
narrow-brass-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Doncaster
Constituency
Doncaster Central MP: Sally Jameson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 January 1981
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Corner of Westgate and Castlegate, Between the Police House and the Carpenters Arms, Tickhill
OS grid reference
SK 592 929
Coordinates
53.43002, -1.11028
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The milestone located at the corner of Westgate and Castlegate, between the Police House and the Carpenters' Arms, dates from after 1778, likely into the early 19th century. It is made of millstone grit with a cast iron front. The top of the milestone is inscribed with "BAWTRY AND TINSLEY ROAD TICKHILL." The west side reads "BAWTRY 4 MILES," while the east side lists distances to Sheffield (17 miles), Tinsley (13 miles), and Rotherham (10½ miles).

Local climate

Milestone at Corner of Westgate and Castlegate, Between the Police House and the Carpenters Arms receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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