Semington Aqueduct is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1988. Aqueduct.
Semington Aqueduct
- WRENN ID
- scarred-hearth-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1988
- Type
- Aqueduct
- Address
- Semington Aqueduct, High Street
- OS grid reference
- ST 896 609
- Coordinates
- 51.34744, -2.14956
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Semington Aqueduct is a structure that carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over Semington Brook. It was built in the late 18th century to early 19th century and is made of limestone ashlar with some areas patched with engineering brick. The aqueduct features a single stilted segmental arch, which has channelled voussoirs. Above the arch on each side, there is a rectangular moulded panel that has no inscription. The structure is topped with an ashlar parapet that has weathered coping and swept revetment walls. The Kennet and Avon Canal was constructed between 1794 and 1807, under the survey of John Rennie.
Local climate
Semington Aqueduct receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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