Milepost set in wall opposite United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1988. Milepost.

Milepost set in wall opposite United Reformed Church

WRENN ID
pitched-dormer-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 July 1988
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost set in wall opposite United Reformed Church, Burnley Road
OS grid reference
SE 039 245
Coordinates
53.71691, -1.94094
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost set into a wall opposite the United Reformed Church in Luddenden Foot, Sowerby Bridge. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of stone with a shaped top. The milepost is inscribed in capital letters with directions reading 'TO TODMORDEN 8' and 'TO HALIFAX 3¾', and it features traces of pointing hands. The Halifax to Todmorden and Burnley Turnpike Road Trust was established in 1760.

Local climate

Milepost set in wall opposite United Reformed Church 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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