8.5 Miles Post at Junction of Gate Head Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1983. Mile post.

8.5 Miles Post at Junction of Gate Head Lane

WRENN ID
waiting-spindle-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 August 1983
Type
Mile post
Address
8.5 Miles Post at Junction of Gate Head Lane, Sheffield Road, Holme Valley
OS grid reference
SE 175 059
Coordinates
53.54956, -1.73584
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The 8½ Miles Post at the junction of Gate Head Lane is a mile post dating from the mid to late 19th century. It features a cast iron triangular front with a rounded top, mounted on a stone post. The inscription reads: "NEW MILL DISTRICT ROAD HEPWORTH SHEFFIELD HUDDERSFIELD 18 MILES 8½ MILES."

Local climate

8.5 Miles Post at Junction of Gate Head Lane sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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