Benham Bridge on Kennet and Avon Canal is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1983. Canal bridge.

Benham Bridge on Kennet and Avon Canal

WRENN ID
deep-pedestal-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 August 1983
Type
Canal bridge
Address
Benham Bridge on Kennet and Avon Canal, Enborne
OS grid reference
SU 440 665
Coordinates
51.39637, -1.36889
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Benham Bridge is a canal bridge built around 1800. It is constructed of brick and features a single round arch along with a parapet that has end piers. The bridge spans the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Local climate

Benham Bridge on Kennet and Avon Canal receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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