Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 2008. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
open-lime-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington North MP: Charlotte Nichols (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 March 2008
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, Manchester Road, Rixton-With-Glazebrook
OS grid reference
SJ 684 899
Coordinates
53.40548, -2.47539
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, likely from the early 19th century, is made of whitewashed stone and features a triangular shape with a flat top and straight back. The lettering on the milestone indicates distances, reading 'TO WARRINGTON 5 MILES' on the left and 'TO MANCHESTER 13 MILES' on the right. It was erected before 1849 along the former Warrington-Manchester turnpike road, which was established in 1753. The milestone holds significant historic interest as a reminder of the area's transport history.

Local climate

Milestone sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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