Thanks for your reply Arthur, I had considered that stretch. It's 1.9 miles from Ringways to Wickes but unfortunately there isn't the possibility to run a mile effort without having to negotiate a potentially busy junction at some point.
So for now, I'll stick to Drighlington, Moorland Road, off Station Road for anybody interested.
7 p.m. start warm-up, 2 x 1 mile time-yer-own efforts with 10 min of jog recovery between, then 15 min warm down.
Note: If there's icy conditions locally, you can rest assured the exposed area at Drig will be affected so I wouldn't turn up. Just roll up next week.