Milepost at 7815 6316 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1986. A Victorian Milepost.

Milepost at 7815 6316

WRENN ID
outer-cinder-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 December 1986
Type
Milepost
Period
Victorian
Address
Milepost at 7815 6316, Newcastle Road, Brereton
OS grid reference
SJ 781 631
Coordinates
53.16517, -2.32839
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost, likely from the early 19th century, made of cast iron. The cylindrical post features a curved plate that is inscribed with the distances to various locations: CHURCH LAWTON 5 1/2 MILES, NEWCASTLE 12, HOLMES CHAPEL 3 MILES, KNUTSFORD 11, WARRINGTON 22, and LIVERPOOL 41, all presented in raised sans serif capitals. Additionally, the post bears the inscription in an oval pattern: W H SMITH & CO: MAKER: WHITCHURCH. This milepost served as a turnpike marker.

Local climate

Milepost at 7815 6316 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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