Road Bridge Over Thorsgill is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1967. Bridge.

Road Bridge Over Thorsgill

WRENN ID
upper-nave-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1967
Type
Bridge
Address
Road Bridge Over Thorsgill, Abbey Lane, Startforth
OS grid reference
NZ 062 152
Coordinates
54.53227, -1.90505
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The road bridge over Thorsgill, built in the late 18th century or 19th century, is constructed from coursed large rubble and features roughly-tooled voussoirs. It has a single segmental arch and parapet walls that are topped with later concrete coping. This bridge is included for its group value with Bow Bridge. It is partly located in Startforth parish.

Local climate

Road Bridge Over Thorsgill receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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