Milepost in Front of No 214 is a Grade II listed building in the Rotherham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1986. Milepost.

Milepost in Front of No 214

WRENN ID
shadowed-stair-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rotherham
Constituency
Rother Valley MP: Jake Richards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 February 1986
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost in Front of No 214, Wickersley Road
OS grid reference
SK 455 915
Coordinates
53.41854, -1.31634
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milepost, located in front of No. 214 on Wickersley Road, dates from the second half of the 19th century and was made by Brayshaw and Booth of Liversedge. It is constructed from cast iron and is fixed on a gritstone pillar. The milepost features angled sides and a sloping top plate beneath a round-headed panel. The raised lettering on the upper panel indicates "ROTHERHAM & BARNBY MOOR / ROAD / WHISTON." The left side shows "ROTHERHAM / 2 MILES," while the right side displays "BARNBY / MOOR / 15 MILES / BAWTRY / 12 1/4 MILES / TICKHILL / 9 MILES."

Local climate

Milepost in Front of No 214 receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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