Milestone Opposite Number 79 is a Grade II listed building in the Bradford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. Milestone.

Milestone Opposite Number 79

WRENN ID
moated-solder-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bradford
Constituency
Keighley and Ilkley MP: Robbie Moore (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 1985
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone Opposite Number 79, Bolton Road, Silsden
OS grid reference
SE 044 467
Coordinates
53.91712, -1.93325
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, located opposite number 79 on Bolton Road in Silsden, dates from the early to mid 19th century. It features an arched stone structure that is overlaid with cast iron and has a triangular cross-section. The lettering is in relief, with the top reading "BLACKBURN ADDINGHAM & COCKING END ROAD SILSDEN." The left face indicates "KEIGHLEY ADDINGHAM," while the right face shows distances of "4¾ MILES 3 MILES BURNLEY ILKLEY 18 MILES 6½ MILES."

Local climate

Milestone Opposite Number 79 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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