Bridge Over River Swere is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1985. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Bridge Over River Swere
- WRENN ID
- still-gargoyle-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 November 1985
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Bridge Over River Swere, Bloxham Road, Barford St. John and St. Michael
- OS grid reference
- SP 436 328
- Coordinates
- 51.99239, -1.36586
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bridge over the River Swere, dated 1837, is constructed from regular coursed ironstone rubble and ashlar. It features two keystoned arches and has ironstone coping. There is a stone pier situated between the arches, and a scratch dial can be found on the east coping.
Local climate
Bridge Over River Swere receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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