Milepost at SE 04412182 is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1988. Milepost.

Milepost at SE 04412182

WRENN ID
scarred-tin-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax MP: Kate Dearden (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 July 1988
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost at SE 04412182, Rochdale Road
OS grid reference
SE 044 218
Coordinates
53.69288, -1.93468
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located on Rochdale Road in Sowerby Bridge, dating from the early 19th century. It is a monolithic structure with a triangular section and a ramped top. The right side of the milepost indicates a distance of 'To Halifax 4 miles', while the left side shows 'To Rochdale 12 miles'. The turnpike road connecting Halifax to Rochdale was established in 1735, making it one of the earliest in the country.

Local climate

Milepost at SE 04412182 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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