Essex Bridge is a Grade I listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1972. Bridge.

Essex Bridge

WRENN ID
scattered-cellar-sienna
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1972
Type
Bridge
Address
Essex Bridge, Colwich
OS grid reference
SJ 995 225
Coordinates
52.80065, -2.0086
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Essex Bridge, probably from the 16th century, is likely the least-altered old bridge in the county. It is made of stone and features 14 spans with rounded arches and cutwaters on both sides, which include recesses. The bridge is only 4 feet wide between the parapets.

Local climate

Essex Bridge receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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