Milepost is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1989. Milepost.

Milepost

WRENN ID
frozen-wicket-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1989
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost, Main Road, Kildwick
OS grid reference
SE 010 458
Coordinates
53.90873, -1.98483
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost dating from the late 19th century, made of cast iron and supported by gritstone. It has a triangular section with a rounded top. The lettering on the top in relief capitals reads "KEIGHLEY AND KENDAL / ROAD / KILDWICK". The left face indicates distances with "SKIPTON 4½ MILES / SETTLE 19½ MILES / KENDAL 49 MILES", while the right face states "KEIGHLEY 5 MILES". The Kendal-Keighley road, which passes through Skipton and Kirkby Lonsdale, was developed in the early 18th century to enhance the transport of wool from Westmorland and Craven to the clothiers in the West Riding at Halifax market.

Local climate

Milepost 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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