Milepost Outside No 220 is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1988. Milepost.

Milepost Outside No 220

WRENN ID
turning-pediment-marsh
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 Outside No 220, Aberford Road
OS grid reference
SE 346 232
Coordinates
53.70488, -1.47719
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located outside No 220 on Aberford Road in Stanley. It dates from the mid to late 19th century and features a cast-iron triangular front mounted on a stone post with a rounded top. The raised letters on the milepost indicate the following: "WAKEFIELD & ABERFORD ROAD STANLEY," "WAKEFIELD ABERFORD 2 MILES," and "OULTON 3 MILES." This milepost marks the route of the Wakefield and Aberford turnpike road, which was established in 1788/9.

Local climate

Milepost Outside No 220 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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