Milepost, Leek 3 Miles is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1987. Milepost.

Milepost, Leek 3 Miles

WRENN ID
quiet-turret-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 November 1987
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost, Leek 3 Miles, A 53, Longsdon
OS grid reference
SJ 948 543
Coordinates
53.08643, -2.07849
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milepost, located on the A53 in Longsdon, dates from the early 19th century. It is made of cast iron and stands approximately 500 millimeters high. The design features a circular shaft base topped with a fluted conical cap. The head of the milepost is inscribed, with one panel on the left stating "LEEK/3/MILES" and two panels on the right indicating "NEWCASTLE/8½ MILES/BURSLEM/6½ MILES".

Local climate

Milepost, Leek 3 Miles receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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