Oldforge Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Bridge.
Oldforge Bridge
- WRENN ID
- south-chamber-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Oldforge Bridge, Hinnington Road, Shifnal
- OS grid reference
- SJ 753 034
- Coordinates
- 52.62794, -2.36607
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Oldforge Bridge is a causeway and bridge built in the early 19th century. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and measures approximately 65 metres in length. The bridge features a round arch over the Wesley Brook to the south, along with two smaller segmental flood arches to the north, which are supported by flanking buttresses. It has a parapet string, a coped parapet, and square end piers.
Local climate
Oldforge Bridge receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- No related consent applications matched
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
this building 1 similar nearby listed buildings