Milepost Upstream of Lock No 57 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1987. Milepost.

Milepost Upstream of Lock No 57

WRENN ID
sunken-porch-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 March 1987
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost Upstream of Lock No 57, Trent and Mersey Canal, Betchton
OS grid reference
SJ 782 583
Coordinates
53.12169, -2.32694
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located upstream of Lock No. 57 on the Trent and Mersey Canal, dating from 1819. It is made of cast iron and features a circular post with a projecting quatrefoil at the lower body, which displays the date in raised letters along with "R&D STONE." Above this, there is a curved plate that is divided vertically, reading "SHARDLOW PRESTON BROOK 67 25 MILES." The post is topped with a moulded domed finial.

Local climate

Milepost Upstream of Lock No 57 receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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