Bridge Over River Frome Backwater on Charminster Road 200 Yards North of Junction with A37 (Maiden Newton Road) is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1975. Bridge.

Bridge Over River Frome Backwater on Charminster Road 200 Yards North of Junction with A37 (Maiden Newton Road)

WRENN ID
strange-gutter-finch
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 688 912
Coordinates
50.72032, -2.44206
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This bridge over the River Frome backwater, located on Charminster Road 200 yards north of the junction with the A37 (Maiden Newton Road), is likely from the early 19th century. It is constructed from Portland ashlar and features rusticated voussoirs. The bridge has three elliptical arches and cutwaters, along with a band. The parapet is made of brown brick with ashlar coping, and there is an iron scroll at the south end of the east parapet, which is next to otherwise plain railings.

Local climate

Bridge Over River Frome Backwater on Charminster Road 200 Yards North of Junction with A37 (Maiden Newton 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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