Bridge at Head of Upper Water is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1983. Bridge.

Bridge at Head of Upper Water

WRENN ID
hidden-sentry-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 August 1983
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge at Head of Upper Water, Blockley
OS grid reference
SP 163 358
Coordinates
52.02097, -1.76379
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge at the head of Upper Water, dated 1905, is constructed of ashlar stone and features three arches, with the center arch being wider than the others. The parapet is humped and panelled, and there is a monogram tablet located above the date.

Local climate

Bridge at Head of Upper Water receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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