Bridge Over Lake at Chilham Park is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 1984. Bridge.

Bridge Over Lake at Chilham Park

WRENN ID
scattered-vestry-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 August 1984
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
TR 069 533
Coordinates
51.24143, 0.96349
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the lake at Chilham Park is an 18th-century structure made of red brick. It features three simple unmoulded arches, with the central arch having a greater span than the others. This bridge is part of the landscaping designed by Capability Brown in the mid-18th century.

Local climate

Bridge Over Lake at Chilham Park 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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