Merrivale Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1987. Bridge.
Merrivale Bridge
- WRENN ID
- empty-brass-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1987
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Merrivale Bridge, Whitchurch, West Devon
- OS grid reference
- SX 550 750
- Coordinates
- 50.55758, -4.0481
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Merrivale Bridge is a bridge over the River Walkham, dating from the 18th century, with some ashlar work that likely originates from the 17th century. The structure is built from granite and slatestone rubble, featuring granite ashlar on the upstream side, and has 20th-century cast iron railings. On the downstream side, the bridge has two round arches with keystones, along with a flood arch to the left that includes a rusticated keystone and a stepped pier between the two main arches. The upstream side mirrors this design with two round arches and a central stepped cutwater in ashlar, along with ashlar abutments that are probably from an earlier construction. The bridge measures approximately 12 metres in length and has a span of about 4 metres. The parapet has been rebuilt and is slightly above road level, also featuring 20th-century railings. It is possible that the bridge was reconstructed around the time of the Turnpike Act for roads leading into Tavistock in 1762.
Local climate
Merrivale Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 76% 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 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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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