Bridge Over River Frome on A37 (Maiden Newton Road) 50 Yards North of Junction with Charminster Road is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1975. A C19 Bridge.

Bridge Over River Frome on A37 (Maiden Newton Road) 50 Yards North of Junction with Charminster Road

WRENN ID
tattered-stronghold-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1975
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
SY 688 911
Coordinates
50.71927, -2.44276
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This bridge over the River Frome, located on the A37 (Maiden Newton Road) 50 yards north of the junction with Charminster Road, is likely from the early to mid 19th century. It is constructed of brown brick and features rusticated Portland ashlar voussoirs and a keystone. The bridge has two segmental arches, cutwaters, and an ashlar band. The parapet is topped with ashlar coping.

Local climate

Bridge Over River Frome on A37 (Maiden Newton Road) 50 Yards North of Junction with Charminster Road receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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