Cosford Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Bridge.

Cosford Bridge

WRENN ID
gilded-ember-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 August 1984
Type
Bridge
Address
Cosford Bridge, Holyhead Road, Shifnal
OS grid reference
SJ 780 045
Coordinates
52.63861, -2.32585
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Cosford Bridge is a bridge over the River Worfe, built around 1780 and traditionally attributed to the engineer Thomas Telford. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and features a single span segmental arch with a raised keystone, a flat string course, and a plain parapet with a quadrant plan. The bridge is believed to have replaced an earlier packhorse bridge, which remained until approximately 1870. It appears to have been widened on the south (downstream) side, likely after the nearby Cosford Supply Works pumping station was built. Since the Holyhead Road was diverted to the south in the late 1960s, Cosford Bridge is now used infrequently.

Local climate

Cosford Bridge receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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.

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