Milepost 4 Miles from Buxton, 7 3/4 from Macclesfield is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1983. A C19 Milepost.

Milepost 4 Miles from Buxton, 7 3/4 from Macclesfield

WRENN ID
inner-gutter-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 November 1983
Type
Milepost
Address
Milepost 4 Miles from Buxton, 7 3/4 from Macclesfield, A537, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough, Cheshire East
OS grid reference
SK 011 711
Coordinates
53.23761, -1.98424
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milepost located 4 miles from Buxton and 7 and 3/4 miles from Macclesfield, dating from 1821. It is made of cast iron and has a bollard type design with a belled-out base. The head of the milepost is divided into three panels by raised beads: the panel on the right indicates "Buxton 4 Miles," the panel on the left shows "Macclesfield 7 3/4 Miles," and the rear panel is blank. The maker's name, "J Harrison, Derby," is inscribed vertically on the stem, with all lettering raised.

Local climate

Milepost 4 Miles from Buxton, 7 3/4 from Macclesfield sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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