4 Miles Post Opposite Junction with Far End Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1983. Milepost.

4 Miles Post Opposite Junction with Far End Lane

WRENN ID
lost-slate-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 August 1983
Type
Milepost
Address
4 Miles Post Opposite Junction with Far End Lane, Woodhead Road, Holme Valley
OS grid reference
SE 144 114
Coordinates
53.59963, -1.78373
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a mile post from the early to mid 19th century, located on Woodhead Road opposite the junction with Far End Lane. It is made of painted stone and features a round top. The inscription on the post reads "4 MILES TO HUDDERSFIELD." The post is partially buried.

Local climate

4 Miles Post Opposite Junction with Far End Lane 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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