Canal Bridge Number 55 (Wootton Hill Farm Bridge) is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1990. Bridge.

Canal Bridge Number 55 (Wootton Hill Farm Bridge)

WRENN ID
lesser-lancet-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 January 1990
Type
Bridge
Address
Canal Bridge Number 55 (Wootton Hill Farm Bridge), South Stratford Canal, Wootton Wawen
OS grid reference
SP 160 618
Coordinates
52.25498, -1.76665
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Canal Bridge Number 55, also known as Wootton Hill Farm Bridge, is a split bridge built around 1812 to 1816, with 20th-century restorations. It features brick abutments, which are cement rendered in some areas, and supports two cantilevered cast-iron decks. The decks include cross-framed integral handrails and are designed with splits for tow ropes. The solid brick parapet walls are splayed and topped with brick and stone coping.

The South Stratford Canal, which this bridge is part of, was constructed between 1793 and 1816 at a cost of £500,000. In 1960, 13.5 miles of the canal, stretching from Kingswood Junction in Lapworth to Stratford-upon-Avon, were leased by the National Trust from the British Waterways Board for restoration, and the National Trust acquired the freehold around 1964.

Local climate

Canal Bridge Number 55 (Wootton Hill Farm Bridge) receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% 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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