Milestone SW of Little Green Head Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 2008. Milestone.
Milestone SW of Little Green Head Farm
- WRENN ID
- ragged-hearth-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 April 2008
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone SW of Little Green Head Farm, A52, Kingsley
- OS grid reference
- SJ 982 468
- Coordinates
- 53.01857, -2.02816
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The milestone located southwest of Little Green Head Farm is a mid-18th century stone marker, with an early 19th century cast iron name plate attached to its front. The dressed stone features a rounded top, and the plate is inscribed with "LEEK 7 CHEADLE 3." The lettering and border of the plate are highlighted in black, while the rest of the plate is painted white.
This milestone is believed to have been erected in the 1760s and is part of a series that marked the turnpike route from Wetley Rocks, through Cheadle and Tean, to Rochester. The name plate is thought to have been added in the 1820s, and by 1840, the stone was included in the consolidated Cheadle turnpike.
The milestone is designated as a Grade II listed structure due to its well-preserved condition, representing the expansion of the road network following the 1773 general Turnpike Act, which mandated the recording of mileage. It is one of several 18th century milestones with early 19th century plates that mark the turnpike between Wetley Rocks and Cheadle, and it holds group value with other milestones along this route.
Local climate
Milestone SW of Little Green Head Farm 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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