Milepost at Ngr Sk 07054809 is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1986. Milepost.

Milepost at Ngr Sk 07054809

WRENN ID
tattered-parapet-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 November 1986
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost at Ngr Sk 07054809, Hoftens Cross, Cotton
OS grid reference
SK 070 480
Coordinates
53.03003, -1.89627
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located at Hoften's Cross in Cotton, dating from the mid to late 19th century. It is made of cast iron and has a triangular section with a chamfered top. The top face displays the inscription "HOFTEN'S / CROSS." The left side lists distances to various locations: "Froghall 3 ½ / CHEADLE 6 ½ / HANLEY 13 / STOKE 14 / NEWCASTLE 15 ½." The right side indicates the distance to Ashbourne as "ASHBOURNE 8 ¼."

Local climate

Milepost at Ngr Sk 07054809 receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% 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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