Bridge Over River Churnet is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1986. Bridge.

Bridge Over River Churnet

WRENN ID
dreaming-thatch-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 December 1986
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over River Churnet, Leek Road, Cheddleton
OS grid reference
SJ 973 526
Coordinates
53.07076, -2.04148
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the River Churnet is a road bridge dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone, with rusticated detailing on the abutments. The bridge features a single elliptical arch supported by substantial voussoir blocks. There is a roll-moulded string at carriageway level, and the parapet has square coping. The abutments are splayed at their ends.

Local climate

Bridge Over River Churnet receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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