Paythorne Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1954. Bridge.
Paythorne Bridge
- WRENN ID
- hollow-grate-lichen
- 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 831 512
- Coordinates
- 53.95717, -2.25888
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Paythorne Bridge is a bridge over the River Ribble, likely built in the 17th century, with widening on the north side and renewed parapets, probably from the mid-19th century. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and features two segmental arches along with two triangular cutwaters on each side. The solid parapets include central and end piers, a string course, and weathered coping. The arches on the southern side have ribbed soffits. The approach to the bridge from the north-west (Paythorne) has abutments primarily made of rock-faced limestone, which include two arches designed for floodwaters. Part of this bridge is located in Newsholme Civil Parish.
Local climate
Paythorne Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 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 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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