The Bridgewater Canal Burford Lane Aqueduct is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1984. Aqueduct.

The Bridgewater Canal Burford Lane Aqueduct

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Warrington
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1984
Type
Aqueduct
Address
The Bridgewater Canal Burford Lane Aqueduct, Lymm
OS grid reference
SJ 703 873
Coordinates
53.38211, -2.44658
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Burford Lane Aqueduct is an aqueduct that carries the Bridgewater Canal over Burford Lane, built around 1770 by James Brindley. It is constructed from red brick and sandstone. The aqueduct features a deep segmental arch that curves down towards the center beneath the canal, with curved faces and abutments. The northern abutment is made of tooled sandstone, while the southern side is brick, with stone springers and a backing band for the arch. Above the arch, there is a straight band. The side walls under the archway have a curved batter and are reinforced by 20th-century flush bands of concrete. On the north bank of the canal, there is a curved parapet for the towpath. Additionally, there is a raised footpath under the archway on the east side, which has a brick side and stone paving.

Local climate

The Bridgewater Canal Burford Lane Aqueduct sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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