Milepost Opposite No 34 is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1988. Milepost.

Milepost Opposite No 34

WRENN ID
forbidden-lintel-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell MP: Simon Lightwood (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 May 1988
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost Opposite No 34, Aberford Road
OS grid reference
SE 340 219
Coordinates
53.69247, -1.48549
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milepost opposite No 34, dating from the mid to late 19th century, is made of cast iron with a triangular front mounted on a stone post that has a rounded top. The raised letters on the milepost indicate the distances: "WAKEFIELD & ABERFORD ROAD WAKEFIELD ABERFORD 12 MILES 1 MILE OULTON 4 MILES." This milepost marks the route of the Wakefield and Aberford Turnpike road, which was established in 1788/9.

Local climate

Milepost Opposite No 34 receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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