Milepost Approximately 500 Metres West 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 500 Metres West of West Bretton Traffic Island

WRENN ID
old-wall-weasel
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 274 139
Coordinates
53.62181, -1.58681
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located approximately 500 metres west of the West Bretton traffic island. 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 upper part of the cast-iron front is missing. The raised letters on the milepost indicate the distances to Denby and Wakefield, reading: "DENBY 6 MILES 4½ MILES." This milepost marks the route of the Wakefield and Denby Dale turnpike road established in 1825.

Local climate

Milepost Approximately 500 Metres West 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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