Saddle Bridge (Or Fairy Bridge), 130 Metres North East of Rugglesmire Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1954. Bridge.

Saddle Bridge (Or Fairy Bridge), 130 Metres North East of Rugglesmire Farmhouse

WRENN ID
dim-tower-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1954
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
SD 702 435
Coordinates
53.8869, -2.45362
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Saddle Bridge, also known as Fairy Bridge, is a bridge located 130 metres north-east of Rugglesmire Farmhouse. It is possibly from the 17th century and was restored in 1938. The bridge is constructed of sandstone rubble and features a narrow design with a single tall segmental arch. It has solid parapets topped with boulder copings. On the southern side, there is a plaque that reads: 'Rebuilt by Public Subscription 1938'.

Local climate

Saddle Bridge (Or Fairy Bridge), 130 Metres North East of Rugglesmire Farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% 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 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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