Upper Forge Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 November 1985. Bridge.

Upper Forge Bridge

WRENN ID
stark-string-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South MP: Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 November 1985
Type
Bridge
Address
Upper Forge Bridge, Urpeth
OS grid reference
NZ 234 542
Coordinates
54.88215, -1.63529
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Upper Forge Bridge is a bridge built in the late 18th century. It features a coursed squared sandstone arch that is recessed under a chamfered surround, with a band at road bed level. The parapets have chamfered coping that terminates in short returns on pilasters.

Local climate

Upper Forge Bridge receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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