Bridge Over River Witham is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1987. Bridge.

Bridge Over River Witham

WRENN ID
far-mantel-wax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Kesteven
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 January 1987
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over River Witham, Woolsthorpe Road, Colsterworth
OS grid reference
SK 928 246
Coordinates
52.81117, -0.62348
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the River Witham, located on Woolsthorpe Road in Colsterworth, dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble, featuring ashlar quoins and coping, along with red brick detailing. The bridge has a semi-circular headed brick arch, supported by single piers at each end. The parapet includes canted ends and large coping stones that have rounded tops.

Local climate

Bridge Over River Witham sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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