Wharton's Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1986. A C18 Canal bridge. 1 related planning application.

Wharton's Bridge

WRENN ID
solitary-window-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 1986
Type
Canal bridge
Address
Wharton's Bridge, 108, Shropshire Union Canal, Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall
OS grid reference
SJ 537 602
Coordinates
53.13742, -2.69207
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wharton's Bridge is a canal bridge built around 1767, located on the Shropshire Union Canal in Tiverton. It is constructed of whitewashed brick and features a single-span design. The bridge has a segmental arch with a hood-mould above it, and its lower walls are slightly battered, complemented by curved retaining walls.

Local climate

Wharton's Bridge receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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