Macclesfield Canal Milestone at Sj 8535 6028 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1995. Milestone.
Macclesfield Canal Milestone at Sj 8535 6028
- WRENN ID
- silent-rafter-magpie
- 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 Milestone at Sj 8535 6028, Newbold Astbury
- OS grid reference
- SJ 853 602
- Coordinates
- 53.13909, -2.22084
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a canal milestone located at Newbold Astbury on the Macclesfield Canal, dating from around 1830 and created for the Macclesfield Canal Company. It is made of ashlar sandstone, which has been tooled and shaped at the top. The south face of the milestone is inscribed with "From / Marple / 23 / Miles," while the north face reads "From / Hall Green / 3 1/4 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 Milestone at Sj 8535 6028 receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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