Macclesfield Canal Canal Milestone at Sj 8782 6233 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1995. Milestone.

Macclesfield Canal Canal Milestone at Sj 8782 6233

WRENN ID
tired-barrel-mint
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 February 1995
Type
Milestone
Address
Macclesfield Canal Canal Milestone at Sj 8782 6233, Congleton
OS grid reference
SJ 878 623
Coordinates
53.15798, -2.18311
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The canal milestone, dating from around 1827, was created for the Macclesfield Canal Company. It is made of ashlar sandstone, shaped at the top and tooled on the sides. The west face of the milestone displays the inscription "From /Marple/ 21 Miles," while the east face reads "From /Hall Green/ 5 1/4," although the "5 1/4" is somewhat indistinct.

Local climate

Macclesfield Canal Canal Milestone at Sj 8782 6233 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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