Littlehempston Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1974. Bridge.
Littlehempston Bridge
- WRENN ID
- outer-alcove-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 July 1974
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- SX 813 627
- Coordinates
- 50.45249, -3.67298
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Littlehempston Bridge is a road bridge over the River Hems, dating from around the 18th century. It is constructed of stone rubble and features two spans with segmental arches. There are cutwaters between the arches on the upstream side, which include a refuge in the parapet above. The bridge does not have parapet coping.
Local climate
Littlehempston Bridge receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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