Ickford Bridge Together with Whirlpool Arch Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. Bridge.

Ickford Bridge Together with Whirlpool Arch Bridge

WRENN ID
unlit-spindle-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 October 1951
Type
Bridge
Address
Ickford Bridge Together with Whirlpool Arch Bridge, Bridge Road, Buckinghamshire
OS grid reference
SP 648 064
Coordinates
51.75323, -1.06152
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Ickford Bridge, along with Whirlpool Arch Bridge, is a river bridge located partly in Buckinghamshire and partly in South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire. It dates back to the medieval period, with alterations made in 1685, as well as changes in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Whirlpool Arch, which is part of the structure, was added around 1800. The bridge is constructed of coursed rubble with ashlar arches and dressings. It features three arches with a causewayed southern approach. The north arch is depressed, while the central arch is 4-centred. There are wide cut waters with parapet refuges between the northern two arches, and a buttress on a plinth with weathered coping situated between the central and south arches. The parapet copings are chamfered. On the south side, in the eastern refuge, there is a stone inscribed with "Here Begineth the County of Bucks 1685" and "1685 Here ends the County of Oxon." At the north end of the causeway on the Buckinghamshire side, there is the Whirlpool Arch bridge, which features a segmental arch made of ashlar with rubblestone parapets and chamfered ashlar copings.

Local climate

Ickford Bridge Together with Whirlpool Arch Bridge sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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