Kings Head Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1949. Public house. 1 related planning application.

Kings Head Public House

WRENN ID
lapsed-slate-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 July 1949
Type
Public house
Address
Kings Head Public House, 3, Whitburn Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4QN
OS grid reference
SO 715 932
Coordinates
52.53639, -2.42102
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The King's Head Public House, dating from around 1600, features a timber frame and plaster construction with elaborate "black and white" work. It stands three storeys tall with a slight overhang and has a triple gabled roof adorned with bargeboards. The ground floor has undergone alterations, and modern leaded casement windows have been added. The inn yard has also been restored.

Local climate

Kings Head Public House receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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