Shropshire Union Canal Milepost Circa 100 Metres North of Baddington Lane Bridge (Number 88) at Sj 638 492 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 1991. Infrastructure.
Shropshire Union Canal Milepost Circa 100 Metres North of Baddington Lane Bridge (Number 88) at Sj 638 492
- WRENN ID
- vast-storey-meadow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 November 1991
- Type
- Infrastructure
- OS grid reference
- SJ 638 498
- Coordinates
- 53.04485, -2.54136
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milepost located on the Shropshire Union Canal, approximately 100 metres north of Baddington Lane Bridge (Number 88). It dates from the early 19th century and is made of cast iron. The milepost features a circular post with a domed top and a cambered plate that is divided into three panels. The inscriptions on the panels indicate the distances to various locations: Nantwich 2 miles, Authersley Junction 37 miles, and Norbury Junction 21½ miles.
Local climate
Shropshire Union Canal Milepost Circa 100 Metres North of Baddington Lane Bridge (Number 88) at Sj 638 492 receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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