Milepost at Sj 973471 is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1986. Milepost.
Milepost at Sj 973471
- WRENN ID
- salt-grate-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 August 1986
- Type
- Milepost
- Address
- Milepost at Sj 973471, Leek Road, Cheadle
- OS grid reference
- SJ 973 471
- Coordinates
- 53.0214, -2.04133
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a milepost, likely from the early 20th century, made of cast iron. It has a triangular shape with an inclined head positioned 600 millimeters above the ground. The left side is inscribed with the names and distances to various locations: 'HANLEY 6', 'LEEK 6¾', 'STOKE 7', and 'NEWCASTLE 8½'. The right side lists 'FROGHALL 3½', 'CHEADLE 3¾', 'ASHBOURNE 15¼', and 'STAFFORD 20¾'.
Local climate
Milepost at Sj 973471 receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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