Bridge Over River Piddle is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1984. Bridge.

Bridge Over River Piddle

WRENN ID
leaning-hearth-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 May 1984
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over River Piddle, Rectory Road, Piddlehinton
OS grid reference
SY 715 971
Coordinates
50.77364, -2.40549
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the River Piddle, dated 1834, is a road bridge constructed of rubble with ashlar dressings. It features a single span segmental arch, with a keystone that is inscribed with the date. The bridge has a low parapet that includes integral monolithic stone stanchions, which support tubular railings.

Local climate

Bridge Over River Piddle receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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