Ketton Packhorse Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1952. Bridge.

Ketton Packhorse Bridge

WRENN ID
night-steel-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington MP: Lola McEvoy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1952
Type
Bridge
Address
Ketton Packhorse Bridge, Ketton Lane, Brafferton
OS grid reference
NZ 303 193
Coordinates
54.56822, -1.53287
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Ketton Packhorse Bridge is a packhorse bridge dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century. It is constructed of squared sandstone with dressed voussoirs, and both faces of the bridge are similar in appearance. The bridge features a low and narrow hump-backed design, with a segmental arch that has a chamfered intrados, a raised keystone, and a wide arch band. The parapet is slightly curved and raked to either side of the apex, and it has projecting coping stones. There are added splayed end walls. At the south end of the bridge, there is a small cast-iron plaque with raised letters that reads: "KETTON ROAD ENDS." The bridge is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Ketton Packhorse Bridge receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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