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Milestone at SJ 9657 7738

A Grade II Listed Building in Rainow, Cheshire East

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Latitude: 53.2933 / 53°17'35"N

Longitude: -2.0529 / 2°3'10"W

OS Eastings: 396569

OS Northings: 377374

OS Grid: SJ965773

Mapcode National: GBR GZ3C.B4

Mapcode Global: WHBBJ.FHN4

Plus Code: 9C5V7WVW+8R

Entry Name: Milestone at SJ 9657 7738

Listing Date: 9 December 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1329953

English Heritage Legacy ID: 58074

ID on this website: 101329953

Location: Cheshire East, Cheshire, SK10

County: Cheshire East

Civil Parish: Rainow

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Rainow Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description


SJ 97 NE
3/163

RAINOW C.P.
WHALEY BRIDGE ROAD
(East Side)

Milestone at SJ 9657 7738

II

Milestone: late C18. Triangular sectioned ashlar sandstone block with
shaped top. Painted white, the inscriptions are picked out in black
and on north face read "To Macclesfield 4M" and south face reads "To
Chapel 7M, Sheffield 29M, Chesterfield 30M".

One of a set on the Macclesfield-Whaley Bridge turnpike of 1770.
Others in Hurdsfield, Rainow (3), Kettleshulme (q.v.).


Listing NGR: SJ 96569 77374

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