Packhorse Bridge Over River Ebble is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1998. A Medieval Bridge.
Packhorse Bridge Over River Ebble
- WRENN ID
- scattered-step-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 July 1998
- Type
- Bridge
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Packhorse Bridge Over River Ebble, Coombe Bissett
- OS grid reference
- SU 108 263
- Coordinates
- 51.03682, -1.84613
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Packhorse Bridge over the River Ebble is a medieval footbridge that was widened in the 19th century. It is constructed of dressed stone, with the widening done in brick. The bridge features a small, narrow three-span design with depressed two-centred arches, which have double-chamfered arch-rings and weathered buttresses on the downstream (east) side. In the 19th century, the bridge was expanded to approximately 6 feet wide on the upstream (west) side, maintaining the depressed two-centred arches. There are no parapets, but modern wooden railings have been added. The bridge spans the River Ebble, a tributary of the River Avon. It is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Packhorse Bridge Over River Ebble receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% 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 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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