Canal Milepost is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1987. Milepost.

Canal Milepost

WRENN ID
nether-rood-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 March 1987
Type
Milepost
Address
Canal Milepost, Macclesfield Canal, Odd Rode
OS grid reference
SJ 834 563
Coordinates
53.10381, -2.24826
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This canal milepost, dating from around 1827, is made of yellow sandstone ashlar. It has a rectangular shape with an arched top, while one side is roughly hewn. The northern face of the milepost is inscribed with "From/Hall Green/(obscure) Mile," and the southern face reads "From/Marple/26 Miles."

Local climate

Canal Milepost receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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