Milepost at SE 394 329 is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. Mile post.

Milepost at SE 394 329

WRENN ID
eastward-pier-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds East MP: Richard Burgon (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Mile post
Address
Milepost at SE 394 329, Wakefield Road Ls25
OS grid reference
SE 394 328
Coordinates
53.79083, -1.40278
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost, likely from the mid-19th century, located on the east side of Wakefield Road in Garforth. It is made of stone and features cast-iron plates. The stone post has a triangular section and a flat semicircular head. Cast-iron plates with raised lettering are bolted onto the head and each of the two outer faces. The head is inscribed with "WAKEFIELD & ABERFORD - round the circumference ROAD GARFORTH," while the side plates indicate distances to various locations: "WAKEFIELD 9 MILES," "ABERFORD 4 MILES," and "OULTON 4 MILES."

Local climate

Milepost at SE 394 329 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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