Packhorse Bridge Approximately 20 Metres West of Westcott Barton is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Bridge.
Packhorse Bridge Approximately 20 Metres West of Westcott Barton
- WRENN ID
- third-landing-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- SS 531 385
- Coordinates
- 51.1269, -4.10061
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This packhorse bridge, located approximately 20 metres west of Westcott Barton, dates from the 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of stone rubble and features a semi-circular dressed stone arch with cutwaters on either side and angled brick ends. The butts of the parapets on the east side have been rebuilt in brick. On the west side, the north wall extends into the bank and curves to meet the angle of the stream.
Local climate
Packhorse Bridge Approximately 20 Metres West of Westcott Barton sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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