Macclesfield Canal Canal Milestone at Sj 881 650 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 881 650

WRENN ID
fossil-belfry-khaki
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 881 650, Congleton
OS grid reference
SJ 881 650
Coordinates
53.18224, -2.17822
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This canal milestone, dating from around 1827, was created for the Macclesfield Canal Company. It is made of ashlar sandstone with tooled edges and features a shaped top. The south face is inscribed with "From / Marple / 19 Miles," while the north face reads "From / Hall Green / 7 1/4 Miles," although the latter inscription is slightly defaced. This milestone is part of a notable series of milestones and distance markers, including bridges, along the Macclesfield Canal.

Local climate

Macclesfield Canal Canal Milestone at Sj 881 650 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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