Macclesfield Canal Distance Marker at Sj 8762 6418 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1995. Distance marker.

Macclesfield Canal Distance Marker at Sj 8762 6418

WRENN ID
leaning-lime-nightshade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 February 1995
Type
Distance marker
Address
Macclesfield Canal Distance Marker at Sj 8762 6418, Congleton
OS grid reference
SJ 876 641
Coordinates
53.17453, -2.18658
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Macclesfield Canal distance marker, dating from around 1830, was created for the Macclesfield Canal Company. This marker is made of ashlar sandstone and features a shaped top. The south side is inscribed with "1 /2" while the north face has "3/4" inscribed. It is part of a notable series of milestones and distance markers, as well as bridges, along the Macclesfield Canal.

Local climate

Macclesfield Canal Distance Marker at Sj 8762 6418 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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