Milepost Approximately 600 Metres South of Junction with Park Road is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1988. Milepost.

Milepost Approximately 600 Metres South of Junction with Park Road

WRENN ID
sheer-rood-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale MP: Jade Botterill (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 May 1988
Type
Milepost
OS grid reference
SE 290 130
Coordinates
53.61351, -1.56201
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located approximately 600 metres south of the junction with Park Road, dating from the mid to late 19th century. It features a cast-iron triangular front mounted on a stone post with a rounded top. The raised letters on the milepost indicate the following: "BARNSLEY & GRANGEMOOR ROAD BRETTON WEST HUDDERSFIELD BARNSLEY 10¼ MILES 6 MILES BRETTON ½ MILE." This milepost marks the route of the Barnsley and Grangemoor turnpike road, which was established between 1758 and 1759.

Local climate

Milepost Approximately 600 Metres South of Junction with Park Road receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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