Milestone Opposite Rishworth School is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1984. Milestone.

Milestone Opposite Rishworth School

WRENN ID
grim-spandrel-dust
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 July 1984
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone Opposite Rishworth School, Oldham Road, Ripponden
OS grid reference
SE 034 185
Coordinates
53.66308, -1.94914
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone located opposite Rishworth School, dating from the mid-19th century. It features an arched stone structure overlaid with cast iron, displaying two projecting faces. The top of the milestone reads "OLDHAM & RIPPONDEN ROAD RISHWORTH." The left face indicates "OLDHAM" and "MANCHESTER 19 MILES," while the right face shows "RIPPONDEN 12 MILES" and "HALIFAX 6 1/2 MILES." The milestone also bears the maker's name, "BRAYSHAW & BOOTH MAKERS LIVERSEDGE."

Local climate

Milestone Opposite Rishworth School sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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