Milestone at Base of Viaduct is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Milestone.

Milestone at Base of Viaduct

WRENN ID
lunar-vault-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale MP: Jade Botterill (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 August 1985
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Base of Viaduct, Barnsley Road, Denby Dale
OS grid reference
SE 226 081
Coordinates
53.56966, -1.66002
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone located at the base of a viaduct, dating from the late 19th century. It features a triangular cast iron front with a rounded top, mounted on a stone post. The inscription reads: "BARNSLEY & SHEPLEY LANE HEAD ROAD DENBY HOLMFIRTH CAWTHORNE 6 MILES 4 MILES BARNSLEY 8 MILES."

Local climate

Milestone at Base of Viaduct 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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