Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost Near Weston Lock at Sk 407 277 is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. A C19 Milepost.

Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost Near Weston Lock at Sk 407 277

WRENN ID
tenth-clay-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1987
Type
Milepost
Address
Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost Near Weston Lock at Sk 407 277, King's Mills Lane, Weston Upon Trent
OS grid reference
SK 407 277
Coordinates
52.84561, -1.39674
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The canal milepost near Weston Lock, dating from 1819, was produced by Rangeley and Dixon. It is made of cast iron and features a circular stem that is mostly buried. At the top, there is a shallow segmental curved plate with a moulded circular head. The curved plate has two panels: the eastern panel is inscribed with 'SHARDLOW 3 MILES' and the western panel reads 'PRESTON BROOK 89 MILES'. This milepost is part of a series installed along the Trent and Mersey Canal.

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal, Canal Milepost Near Weston Lock at Sk 407 277 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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