Bridge Over Bletsoe Castle Moat is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1964. Bridge.
Bridge Over Bletsoe Castle Moat
- WRENN ID
- dusk-outpost-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 July 1964
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Bridge Over Bletsoe Castle Moat, Coplowe Lane
- OS grid reference
- TL 024 583
- Coordinates
- 52.21414, -0.50185
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bridge over Bletsoe Castle Moat is a late 16th century structure made of limestone rubble. It features two pointed arches and has parapets that are splayed out at the approaches. The bridge spans a partially filled moat, likely marking the original entrance to the mansion.
Local climate
Bridge Over Bletsoe Castle Moat sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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