Milepost at SE 381 300 is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. Milepost.

Milepost at SE 381 300

WRENN ID
fading-bailey-reed
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds East MP: Richard Burgon (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost at SE 381 300, Wakefield Road Ls26, Swillington
OS grid reference
SE 381 300
Coordinates
53.76555, -1.4233
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost, likely from the mid-19th century, located on Wakefield Road in Swillington. It is made of stone and features cast-iron plates. The stone post has a triangular shape with a flat semicircular head. Cast-iron plates with raised lettering are bolted onto the head and both outer faces of the post. The head is inscribed with "WAKEFIELD & ABERFORD" around the circumference, along with "ROAD SWILLINGTON." The side plates provide distance information, stating "WAKEFIELD and ABERFORD 7 MILES" and "OULTON 6 MILES."

Local climate

Milepost at SE 381 300 receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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