Macclesfield Canal Canal Milestone at Sj 9063 6721 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1995. Canal milestone.

Macclesfield Canal Canal Milestone at Sj 9063 6721

WRENN ID
heavy-spindle-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 February 1995
Type
Canal milestone
Address
Macclesfield Canal Canal Milestone at Sj 9063 6721, Bosley
OS grid reference
SJ 906 672
Coordinates
53.20181, -2.14193
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This canal milestone, dating from around 1830, was created for the Macclesfield Canal Company. It is made of ashlar sandstone and features a shaped top. The north face is inscribed with "From/Hall Green/10 1/4 Miles," while the south face reads "From /Marple/ 16 Miles." This milestone is part of a notable series of milestones and distance markers, as well as bridges, along the Macclesfield Canal.

Local climate

Macclesfield Canal Canal Milestone at Sj 9063 6721 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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