Milepost at SE 2560 5672 is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1987. Milepost.
Milepost at SE 2560 5672
- WRENN ID
- empty-glass-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough MP: Tom Gordon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1987
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Milepost at SE 2560 5672, Skipton Road, Hampsthwaite
- OS grid reference
- SE 256 567
- Coordinates
- 54.00605, -1.61083
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milepost, located on the north side of Skipton Road in Hampsthwaite, dates from the mid-19th century. It features a cast-iron plate mounted on a gritstone block, which is partly buried. The milepost is triangular in shape with a rounded head and stands approximately 80 centimetres high. The inscriptions on the milepost include "SKIPTON & KNARESBOROUGH ROAD / HAMPSTHWATTE" at the top, "HARROGATE 4 MILES / KNARESBORO' 6 3/4 MILES" on the left face, and "SKIPTON 18 MILES" on the right face. The iron plate is secured to the gritstone block with two iron bolts through the head.
Local climate
Milepost at SE 2560 5672 receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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