Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost at Sk 259 260 is a Grade II listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1986. Milepost.
Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost at Sk 259 260
- WRENN ID
- other-hearth-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter MP: Jacob Collier (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1986
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost at Sk 259 260, Stretton
- OS grid reference
- SK 259 260
- Coordinates
- 52.83106, -1.61647
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a canal milepost dated 1819, made of cast iron. It features a circular shaft that is approximately 900 millimeters high and has a domed top. Below the head, there is a convex plaque that is divided down the center. The left side is inscribed with "SHARDLOW/14/MILES" and the right side with "PRESTON/BROOK/76/MILES." At the base of the shaft, there is a quatrefoil-shaped inscription that reads "R & D/STONE/1819."
Local climate
Trent and Mersey Canal Milepost at Sk 259 260 receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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