Bridge Over River Tarrant is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. Bridge.

Bridge Over River Tarrant

WRENN ID
waiting-eave-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over River Tarrant, Tarrant Rushton
OS grid reference
ST 936 057
Coordinates
50.85161, -2.09111
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a road bridge over the River Tarrant, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of brick on an ashlar plinth and features a single segmental brick arch with a stone keystone. The bridge has brick parapets topped with stone copings, which have been partially rebuilt.

Local climate

Bridge Over River Tarrant receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% 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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