Godmersham Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1957. Bridge.

Godmersham Bridge

WRENN ID
old-threshold-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 November 1957
Type
Bridge
Address
Godmersham Bridge, Canterbury Road
OS grid reference
TR 063 509
Coordinates
51.22041, 0.95366
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Godmersham Bridge is a bridge dating from the 17th century and 19th century, with an inscription over the center arch that is dated 1698. The structure is built of rubble, featuring a brick parapet and approaching walls, along with a 19th-century red brick extension and causeway to the east. Originally, the bridge had three chamfered arches and two battered piers on the north side. After 1810, it was extended in red brick to include one additional arch over the river and six smaller arches for the causeway. On the south side, there are four pointed cut waters, two made of brick and two of stone. The inscription reads: "Built by the Parish and NOT by the Country. Thomas Caster and Richard Austen SURWEIGHERS."

Local climate

Godmersham Bridge receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% 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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