Macclesfield Canal Distance Marker at Sj 8885 6520 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1995. Distance marker.

Macclesfield Canal Distance Marker at Sj 8885 6520

WRENN ID
small-ember-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 February 1995
Type
Distance marker
Address
Macclesfield Canal Distance Marker at Sj 8885 6520, Congleton
OS grid reference
SJ 888 652
Coordinates
53.18383, -2.16829
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The distance marker for the Macclesfield Canal, dating from around 1827, is made of ashlar sandstone and features a shaped head. The west face of the marker displays the number "3/4," while the east face shows "1/2." The numbers are highlighted by being enclosed in a painted rectangle. This marker is part of a series of distance markers, milestones, and bridges along the Macclesfield Canal.

Local climate

Macclesfield Canal Distance Marker at Sj 8885 6520 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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