Bridge Over River Wensum is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1979. Bridge.
Bridge Over River Wensum
- WRENN ID
- winter-flue-mist
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Norfolk
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham MP: Jerome Mayhew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1979
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Bridge Over River Wensum, Hempton Road, Fakenham
- OS grid reference
- TF 919 293
- Coordinates
- 52.82733, 0.84832
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bridge over the River Wensum, built in 1833, is constructed of yellow brick and features three low round arches, with the center arch being slightly larger. It has rounded cutwaters and a stone string course. Above this is a brick parapet topped with stone coping, flanked by octagonal piers at each end. The center section includes three cast iron railings with stone piers in between, although one pier is missing. This bridge was built in place of a ford.
Local climate
Bridge Over River Wensum receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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