Higherford Old Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the Pendle local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1952. Bridge.
Higherford Old Bridge
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-paling-bistre
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Pendle
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe MP: Jonathan Hinder (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 June 1952
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Higherford Old Bridge, Barleydale Road, Barrowford
- OS grid reference
- SD 862 401
- Coordinates
- 53.85769, -2.2105
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Higherford Old Bridge is a Grade II* listed structure dating from the 16th to 17th century. This single span stone packhorse bridge features bands over the voussoirs and was originally built without sides. Stone parapets were added between 1814 and 1815. The bridge spans Pendle Water and serves as a link in the old packhorse track between Colne and Pendle Forest. It is also designated as a Scheduled Monument.
Local climate
Higherford Old Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 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 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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