Bridge Over the River Bourne at Roughways is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. Bridge.
Bridge Over the River Bourne at Roughways
- WRENN ID
- errant-tracery-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Bridge Over the River Bourne at Roughways, Roughway Lane, Plaxtol
- OS grid reference
- TQ 615 526
- Coordinates
- 51.25048, 0.31389
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bridge over the River Bourne at Roughways is a packhorse bridge, likely dating from the 16th century. It was widened on the south side by 3 feet in the 18th century. The structure is made of Kentish ragstone ashlar with galletting and features two horse-shoe shaped arches with central cutwaters. Modern wooden rails have been added.
Local climate
Bridge Over the River Bourne at Roughways receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% 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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