Town Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1960. A C19 Bridge.
Town Bridge
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1960
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Town Bridge, Cantax Hill, Lacock
- OS grid reference
- ST 915 685
- Coordinates
- 51.41607, -2.12324
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Town Bridge is an early 19th-century bridge that was widened on the upstream side in 1956. It is constructed from ashlar and features two low arches with keystones, a band, and a parapet. The 1956 addition has a similar facing but includes screening concrete beams. The bridge crosses the Byde Brook and was formerly known as Ladd's Bridge.
Local climate
Town Bridge receives an average of 830 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 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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