Elstead Bridge is a Grade I listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1960. Bridge.
Elstead Bridge
- WRENN ID
- slow-pewter-vermeil
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 1960
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Elstead Bridge, Farnham Road
- OS grid reference
- SU 905 438
- Coordinates
- 51.1863, -0.70586
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Elstead Bridge is a Grade I listed structure located on Farnham Road in Elstead, dating back to the 13th century, possibly constructed by the Monks of Waverley Abbey. The bridge is made of sandstone rubble slabs interspersed with darker ironstone blocks, and features wooden parapet railings from the 20th century. Originally, the bridge had seven arches, but it now has five. It includes "keeled," or pointed, cutwaters on the upstream side and rounded cutwaters over "keeled" plinths on the downstream side. This bridge is part of an early series of crossings over the River Wey between Farnham and Guildford and holds significant historical importance. It is also designated as a scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Elstead Bridge 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 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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