Trent and Mersey Canal Canal Milepost at Ngr 602 765 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1986. Monument.

Trent and Mersey Canal Canal Milepost at Ngr 602 765

WRENN ID
shadowed-stronghold-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1986
Type
Monument
Address
Trent and Mersey Canal Canal Milepost at Ngr 602 765, Dutton
OS grid reference
SJ 600 765
Coordinates
53.28456, -2.60073
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a canal milepost located on the Trent and Mersey Canal, dating from 1819 and made of cast iron. The milepost has a tapered circular stem that is inscribed with "R & D STONE 1819" and supports a curved plate that reads "SHARDLOW 89 MILES : PRESTON BROOK 3 MILES." All the lettering is in raised Roman capitals.

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal Canal Milepost at Ngr 602 765 receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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