Milepost to West of Junction with Lane Running Behind Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1988. Milepost.
Milepost to West of Junction with Lane Running Behind Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- buried-attic-wind
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Halifax MP: Kate Dearden (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 July 1988
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Milepost to West of Junction with Lane Running Behind Churchyard, Haugh End Lane
- OS grid reference
- SE 054 231
- Coordinates
- 53.70502, -1.91819
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milepost from the 18th century located to the west of the junction with the lane that runs behind the churchyard. It is a monolith with a rounded top. The face of the milepost is inscribed with "To Elland 4 m," accompanied by a hand pointing left, and "To Sowerby 1 m," with a hand pointing right. It is set against the wall of St George's churchyard.
Local climate
Milepost to West of Junction with Lane Running Behind Churchyard 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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