Bridge at Sx 487 756 is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1987. Bridge.

Bridge at Sx 487 756

WRENN ID
iron-pier-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Devon
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1987
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge at Sx 487 756, Tavistock
OS grid reference
SX 487 755
Coordinates
50.56053, -4.1367
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a bridge over a tributary to the River Tavy, likely built in the 18th century. It is constructed from granite and slatestone rubble, featuring granite coping on the parapet walls and a Hurdwick stone relieving arch. The bridge has a single elliptical arch and spans approximately 2 metres in width, with parapet walls that are about 80 centimetres high and splayed back at each end.

Local climate

Bridge at Sx 487 756 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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