Milepost Approximately 1000 Metres North East of West Bretton Traffic Island is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1988. Milepost.

Milepost Approximately 1000 Metres North East of West Bretton Traffic Island

WRENN ID
tilted-frieze-barley
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 287 148
Coordinates
53.62974, -1.56658
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milepost, located approximately 1000 metres northeast of the West Bretton traffic island, dates 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 indicate the directions and distances, reading: "WAKEFIELD & DENBY DALE ROAD BRETTON WEST" and "DENBY WAKEFIELD DALE 5 MILES 5+ MILES."

Local climate

Milepost Approximately 1000 Metres North East of West Bretton Traffic Island 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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