Plague Stone at Ngr Sj 986 551 is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 1972. Monument.

Plague Stone at Ngr Sj 986 551

WRENN ID
brooding-cupola-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 June 1972
Type
Monument
Address
Plague Stone at Ngr Sj 986 551, Cheddleton Road, Leek
OS grid reference
SJ 986 551
Coordinates
53.09387, -2.02203
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Plague Stone, located on the west side of Cheddleton Road in Leek, is a fragment of a cross shaft that likely dates from the late 14th century. It is made of stone and stands approximately 1.25 meters high with a fluted design. It is probably not in its original position.

Local climate

Plague Stone at Ngr Sj 986 551 receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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