Railway Bridge to North-West of West Mill Over River Piddle is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1976. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Railway Bridge to North-West of West Mill Over River Piddle

WRENN ID
woven-gable-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 April 1976
Type
Bridge
Address
Railway Bridge to North-West of West Mill Over River Piddle, Wareham Town, BH20 6AA
OS grid reference
SY 912 875
Coordinates
50.68797, -2.12487
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This railway bridge, built in 1847 for the Southampton and Dorchester Railway, is located to the north-west of West Mill over the River Piddle. It features red brick construction with three arches: the two outer arches are made of red brick, while the central arch is a flat iron span. The south-west arch is a contemporary skew arch, and the north-east arch has been mainly renewed. The bridge is supported by broad battered buttresses and has quadrant retaining walls at either end to support the embankment. The bridge, along with West Mill and West Mill Farm House, forms a group of related structures.

Local climate

Railway Bridge to North-West of West Mill Over River Piddle receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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