Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 May 1984. Milestone.
Milestone
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-turret-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale MP: Jade Botterill (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 May 1984
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone, Penistone Road, Kirkburton
- OS grid reference
- SE 191 122
- Coordinates
- 53.60687, -1.71171
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Milestone located on the east side of Penistone Road in Kirkburton, dating from the early to mid 19th century. This triangular stone post is inscribed on two faces, indicating distances to Penistone and Huddersfield, with the measurements of 7½ miles and 5 miles respectively. Each inscription features a pointing hand to show the direction.
Local climate
Milestone receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 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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