Stanthorne Lock is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1986. Canal lock. 4 related planning applications.

Stanthorne Lock

WRENN ID
gilded-pedestal-dawn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Mid Cheshire MP: Andrew Cooper (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 March 1986
Type
Canal lock
Address
Stanthorne Lock, Shropshire Union Canal, Stanthorne and Wimboldsley
OS grid reference
SJ 692 657
Coordinates
53.18787, -2.46157
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Stanthorne Lock is a canal lock built around 1793. It is constructed of red brick with stone dressings. The lock has a rectangular shape and features two sets of gates, along with a drain hole located to the right of the upstream side. The brick walls are edged with stone, and there is a single gate at the upstream end and double gates at the downstream end.

Local climate

Stanthorne Lock receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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