Milestone at Ngr SE 145260 is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1983. A C19 Milestone.

Milestone at Ngr SE 145260

WRENN ID
solemn-paling-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1983
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Ngr SE 145260, Whitehall Road
OS grid reference
SE 145 260
Coordinates
53.73044, -1.78052
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the mid-19th century, is located on the south side of Whitehall Road in Brighouse. It features an arch-headed stone slab that is overlaid with cast iron. The letters are in relief, with the top reading "LEEDS & WHITEHALL ROAD HIPPERHOLME." The left projecting face indicates "HALIFAX 4 MILES," while the right face states "LEEDS 11¾ MILES." This milestone stands on what was once the turnpike road of the Leeds and Whitehall Trust.

Local climate

Milestone at Ngr SE 145260 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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