Boundary Stone Called Pole Stoop is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 October 1984. Boundary stone.

Boundary Stone Called Pole Stoop

WRENN ID
floating-fireplace-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Keighley and Ilkley MP: Robbie Moore (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 October 1984
Type
Boundary stone
Address
Boundary Stone Called Pole Stoop, Old Oakworth Road, Keighley, Bradford
OS grid reference
SE 013 416
Coordinates
53.87136, -1.98026
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary stone known as Pole Stoop is a Grade II listed structure, likely from the 18th century. It is made of gritstone and stands approximately 2 meters tall, with a cross-section measuring 0.60 meters by 0.45 meters. The stone is roughly squared and leans at an angle of about 50 degrees. The north face features an inscription of a cross and the letter 'T', while the south face is marked with the letters 'WD'. This stone signifies the boundary between present-day West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire and is referenced in 18th-century documents.

Local climate

Boundary Stone Called Pole Stoop sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,120 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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