Saxon Bridge 2 Metres to North West of Couch's House is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 August 1964. Bridge.

Saxon Bridge 2 Metres to North West of Couch's House

WRENN ID
seventh-groin-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 August 1964
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
SX 207 509
Coordinates
50.33118, -4.51952
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Saxon Bridge is a narrow road bridge located approximately 2 meters to the northwest of Couch's House in Lansallos Big Green, Polperro. It was built around the 1860s and is constructed from stone rubble, featuring a slate stone lintel and a central pier. The stone rubble parapets are slightly splayed over the abutments.

Local climate

Saxon Bridge 2 Metres to North West of Couch's House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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