Bridge C.300 Metres South-East of Witton Castle is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. Bridge.

Bridge C.300 Metres South-East of Witton Castle

WRENN ID
hushed-zinc-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NZ 155 303
Coordinates
54.66823, -1.76114
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This bridge, located approximately 300 metres south-east of Witton Castle, dates from the early to mid-19th century. It is constructed from irregular courses of squared sandstone with ashlar dressings and features ashlar piers. The bridge has a low segmental arch and two large circular flood holes situated below a band of flat-coped parapet.

Local climate

Bridge C.300 Metres South-East of Witton Castle receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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