Pontynys Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1986. Bridge.

Pontynys Bridge

WRENN ID
proud-steeple-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 March 1986
Type
Bridge
Address
Pontynys Bridge, Longtown
OS grid reference
SO 326 287
Coordinates
51.95317, -2.98096
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Pontynys Bridge is a bridge over the River Monnow, dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of sandstone rubble with sandstone ashlar dressings. The bridge features three spans over the river, with cutwaters that rise to plain pilasters. The bridge is also shown on the Ordnance Survey map as Pont-yr-ynys.

Local climate

Pontynys Bridge receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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