Milepost at Ngr 6492 7563 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1986. Milepost.

Milepost at Ngr 6492 7563

WRENN ID
crooked-brass-starling
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 August 1986
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost at Ngr 6492 7563, Trent and Mersey Canal, Anderton with Marbury
OS grid reference
SJ 649 756
Coordinates
53.27651, -2.5276
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

This is a canal milepost, likely from the early 19th century, made of cast iron. It features a circular post with a curved plate that is inscribed in raised Roman capitals, stating "SHARDLOW 85 MILES: PRESTON BROOK 7 MILES."

Local climate

Milepost at Ngr 6492 7563 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Marbury Mill House Grade II 521 m
  2. Uplands Farmhouse Grade II 533 m
  3. Marbury Mill Grade II 543 m
  4. Statue of Ludwig Mond in Front of Research Lab, Winnington Works Grade II 812 m
  5. Statue of Sir John Brunner in Front of Research Lab, Winnington Works Grade II 819 m
  6. Brunner Mond and ICI Alkali Division War Memorial Grade II 951 m
  7. Winnington Hall Grade I 972 m
  8. Winnington Turn Bridge Grade II 1.0 km
  9. Rose Cottage Grade II 1.3 km
  10. Christ Church Grade II 1.5 km