Mile Post Approximately Forty Metres South of West Witton School is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1986. Mile post.
Mile Post Approximately Forty Metres South of West Witton School
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-footing-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 January 1986
- Type
- Mile post
- OS grid reference
- SE 057 884
- Coordinates
- 54.29128, -1.91247
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mile post located approximately 40 metres south of West Witton School, dating from the late 19th century. It is made of cast iron and stands about 600 millimetres high, with a triangular shape. The left face features a hand pointing right and the inscription "LEYBURN 4 MILES," while the right face has a hand pointing left and the inscription "HAWES 13 MILES." At the top, there is a triangular face that reads "LEYBURN H.D." This mile post was installed after the reorganisation of highways authorities under the County Councils Act of 1888.
Local climate
Mile Post Approximately Forty Metres South of West Witton School sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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