Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost on Towpath Above the Salterford Tunnel is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1986. A C19 Milepost.

Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost on Towpath Above the Salterford Tunnel

WRENN ID
ancient-garret-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 July 1986
Type
Milepost
Address
Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost on Towpath Above the Salterford Tunnel, Barnton
OS grid reference
SJ 625 753
Coordinates
53.27376, -2.56295
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The milepost on the towpath above the Salterford Tunnel is a canal milepost dated 1819, made by R and D Stone for the Trent and Mersey Canal Company. It is constructed from cast iron and features a tapering column with a quatrefoil plaque on the shaft that displays the date and the maker's name. At the top, below a domed cap, there is a curving plate that reads "SHARDLOW PRESTON 87 BROOK MILES 5 MILES."

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost on Towpath Above the Salterford Tunnel 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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