Plague Stone at Junction with Sandy Gate Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1988. Stone structure.
Plague Stone at Junction with Sandy Gate Lane
- WRENN ID
- patient-outpost-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth MP: Jon Trickett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 1988
- Type
- Stone structure
- Address
- Plague Stone at Junction with Sandy Gate Lane, Pontefract Road, Ackworth
- OS grid reference
- SE 446 190
- Coordinates
- 53.66566, -1.32508
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The structure known locally as the "Plague Stone" is located at the junction with Sandy Gate Lane. It is likely from the late medieval period and is made of sandstone. The stone consists of two roughly-hewn slabs, each approximately 1 metre wide, with one slab mounted on top of the other. In the center of the upper slab, there is a square socket that would have held a former cross shaft. Historically, "plague stones" were used for sterilizing coins in vinegar, typically situated at or near parish boundaries.
Local climate
Plague Stone at Junction with Sandy Gate Lane 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 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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