Bridge at North East Corner of Abbey Precinct is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1985. Bridge.

Bridge at North East Corner of Abbey Precinct

WRENN ID
nether-thatch-storm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
Constituency
South West Norfolk MP: Terry Jermy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 December 1985
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge at North East Corner of Abbey Precinct, Wereham Road, West Dereham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
OS grid reference
TF 662 008
Coordinates
52.57991, 0.45283
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge at the north-east corner of the Abbey Precinct was built in 1697 and is constructed of brick. It features a single span elliptical arch that crosses a perimeter ditch, and it has no decorative embellishments. The parapet and side walls are swept out to the left and right, and the parapet is covered with a saddleback roof made of plain tiles.

Local climate

Bridge at North East Corner of Abbey Precinct sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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