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
- old-oriel-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Warrington
- Constituency
- Warrington South MP: Sarah Hall (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 2008
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone, A49, Appleton
- OS grid reference
- SJ 616 848
- Coordinates
- 53.35881, -2.57768
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, dating from 1896, is made of cast iron and features a triangular shape with a downward sloping top and a hollow back. The top of the milestone has cast lettering that reads 'CHESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL 1896'. On the left side, it indicates distances to Stretton (1.5 miles), Great Budworth (6 miles), and Northwich (9 miles). The right side lists Stockton Heath (3/4 mile) and Warrington (2 miles). The maker's mark on the bottom of the left face reads 'W H SMITH & CO. MAKERS, WHITCHURCH'.
Originally erected on the east side of the A49 in Appleton, this milestone stands on what was once an 18th-century turnpike. It is a notable example of late 19th-century roadside markers and reflects the area's transport history.
Local climate
Milestone sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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