Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost West of Bridge No 157 at Sj 7380 5934 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 July 1994. Canal milepost.

Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost West of Bridge No 157 at Sj 7380 5934

WRENN ID
graven-quoin-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 July 1994
Type
Canal milepost
Address
Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost West of Bridge No 157 at Sj 7380 5934, Sandbach
OS grid reference
SJ 738 593
Coordinates
53.13095, -2.39275
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a canal milepost located west of Bridge No. 157 on the Trent and Mersey Canal. It is dated "R & D Stone 1819" on its shaft and is made of cast iron, painted black and white. The post is circular with a moulded head and features embossed letters on two convex tablets, indicating distances: "Shardlow 70 miles" and "Preston Brook 22 miles." The Trent and Mersey Canal was constructed between 1766 and 1777 by James Brindley and Hugh Henshall.

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost West of Bridge No 157 at Sj 7380 5934 receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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