Milepost Leek 2 Miles is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. Milepost.

Milepost Leek 2 Miles

WRENN ID
final-hearth-cedar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1985
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost Leek 2 Miles, A 53, Tittesworth
OS grid reference
SK 006 591
Coordinates
53.12985, -1.99215
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milepost, located 2 miles from Leek, dates from the late 19th century. It is made of painted cast iron and stands approximately 700 millimeters high. The milepost features a circular shaft and an enlarged head, which displays raised lettering indicating the distances: "LEEK 2 MILES/BUXTON 10 MILES."

Local climate

Milepost Leek 2 Miles 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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