Town Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Chorley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1967. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Town Bridge
- WRENN ID
- idle-jade-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chorley
- Constituency
- South Ribble MP: Mr Paul Foster (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1967
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Town Bridge, the Hillocks, Croston, PR26 9RE
- OS grid reference
- SD 489 184
- Coordinates
- 53.66025, -2.77375
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Town Bridge, dated 1682 on the west parapet, is a sandstone bridge crossing a stream. It features a single segmental arch reinforced with an iron strap arch band, and has rounded coping to its parapets. The parapets splay out at the south end, where iron railings are located. The deck is paved with humped setts. An apex block on the west parapet bears the date 1682 in raised figures on its outer side. This small but functional bridge remains a public road bridge, situated alongside Church Street and framing the Church of St. Michael. It is a vital element within a closely-linked and both visually and historically significant group, representing the principal architectural asset of the parish centre.
Local climate
Town Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,240 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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