Water Meadow Bridge and Flanking Walls with Gates and Gatepiers is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1988. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Water Meadow Bridge and Flanking Walls with Gates and Gatepiers

WRENN ID
fallow-chapel-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 June 1988
Type
Bridge
Address
Water Meadow Bridge and Flanking Walls with Gates and Gatepiers, Water Meadow Bridge and Flanking Walls with Gates and Gatepiers (That Part in Hanborough Civil Parish), Main Road, OX29 8LB
OS grid reference
SP 436 146
Coordinates
51.82835, -1.3679
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Water Meadow Bridge and the flanking walls with gates and gatepiers are located on the north side of Hanborough Main Road. The bridge dates from the late 18th century, with some alterations made in the mid 19th century. It is constructed of limestone ashlar and features a raised string course above the arch. The flanking walls end in pyramidal-coped piers. In the center of the bridge, there are mid 19th century gatepiers and wrought-iron gates that provide the entrance to Blenheim Park.

Local climate

Water Meadow Bridge and Flanking Walls with Gates and Gatepiers 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 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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