Macclesfield Canal Milestone at Sj 8965 6517 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 8965 6517

WRENN ID
grey-wicket-dust
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 8965 6517, Congleton
OS grid reference
SJ 896 651
Coordinates
53.18346, -2.15635
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This canal milestone, dating from around 1830, is made of ashlar sandstone, which is tooled on the sides and shaped at the top. The west face of the milestone displays the inscription: "From / Marple / 18 Miles". The east face has the inscription: "From / H--- Green / - Miles". This milestone is part of a notable series of milestones and distance markers, as well as bridges, located along the Macclesfield Canal.

Local climate

Macclesfield Canal Milestone at Sj 8965 6517 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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