Milepost Approximately 120 Metres East of Riffa House is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1985. Milepost.

Milepost Approximately 120 Metres East of Riffa House

WRENN ID
dark-gravel-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1985
Type
Milepost
OS grid reference
SE 264 467
Coordinates
53.91584, -1.59944
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milepost, located approximately 120 metres east of Riffa House, dates from the 19th century and is made of gritstone and cast iron. It has a triangular section with a rounded head. The inscriptions on the milepost include "Dudleyhill Killinghall and Harrogate Road" on the head, "Bradford 12 miles" on the left face, and "Harrogate 6½ miles" on the right face. The iron plate is secured to the stone support with two bolts through the head.

Local climate

Milepost Approximately 120 Metres East of Riffa House 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 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% 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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