Long Stone is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1967. Monument.

Long Stone

WRENN ID
riven-casement-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Mid Cheshire MP: Andrew Cooper (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 January 1967
Type
Monument
Address
Long Stone, Longstone Lane, Whitegate and Marton
OS grid reference
SJ 589 676
Coordinates
53.20466, -2.61636
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Long Stone is a large stone shaft located on Longstone Lane in Little Budworth. This medieval structure is made of red sandstone ashlar and features a square shaft that stands approximately 1 foot 6 inches high. The shaft is supported by a stepped base from the 19th and 20th centuries, which consists of two square steps. The top of the shaft is damaged.

Local climate

Long Stone receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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