4 Miles Post is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1983. Mile post.

4 Miles Post

WRENN ID
muted-newel-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 August 1983
Type
Mile post
Address
4 Miles Post, Greenfield Road, Holme Valley, Kirklees
OS grid reference
SE 080 074
Coordinates
53.56375, -1.87998
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

4 Miles Post is a mile post from the mid to late 19th century. It features a cast iron triangular front with a rounded top, mounted on a stone post. The inscription reads: "GREENFIELD & SHEPLEY LANE HEAD ROAD UPPERTHONG GREEN HOLMFIRTH FIELD 4 MILES 6½ MILES BARNSLEY OLDHAM 18 MILES 10¾ MILES."

Local climate

4 Miles Post sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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