3 Miles Post is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1985. Milestone.

3 Miles Post

WRENN ID
quartered-rampart-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 July 1985
Type
Milestone
Address
3 Miles Post, Manchester Road
OS grid reference
SE 103 150
Coordinates
53.63194, -1.84535
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The 3 Miles Post is a 19th-century milestone located on Manchester Road in Linthwaite. It features a cast iron plate affixed to a stone post with a rounded top. The plate is inscribed with the following text: "WAKEFIELD & AUSTERLANDS ROAD LINTHWAITE OLDHAM 14½ MILES HUDDERSFIELD 3 MILES." Additionally, in smaller letters, it reads: "BRAYSHAW & BOOTH MAKERS LIVERSEDGE."

Local climate

3 Miles Post sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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