Holdiford Bridge (Over River Sow) is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 1968. Bridge.

Holdiford Bridge (Over River Sow)

WRENN ID
night-chamber-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 January 1968
Type
Bridge
Address
Holdiford Bridge (Over River Sow), Berkswich
OS grid reference
SJ 975 215
Coordinates
52.79161, -2.03843
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Holdiford Bridge, located over the River Sow, is probably from the late 18th century. It is constructed of ashlar and features three spans with segmental arches, with the central arch being higher than the others. There is a moulded stringcourse on both sides of the bridge.

Local climate

Holdiford Bridge (Over River Sow) 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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