Bridge Over River Medway is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1975. Bridge.

Bridge Over River Medway

WRENN ID
keen-dormer-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1975
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over River Medway, Rogues Hill, Penshurst
OS grid reference
TQ 529 436
Coordinates
51.17155, 0.18576
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the River Medway, located on Rogues Hill in Penshurst, is a narrow structure made of dressed stone, likely built in the 18th century. It features a stone parapet with canted ends that terminate in octagonal piers topped with pointed caps. The bridge has a single wide arch that includes a keystone.

Local climate

Bridge Over River Medway receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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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