Piall Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 February 1984. Bridge.

Piall Bridge

WRENN ID
guardian-gable-starling
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 February 1984
Type
Bridge
Address
Piall Bridge, Cornwood, South Hams
OS grid reference
SX 596 604
Coordinates
50.42716, -3.9779
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Piall Bridge is a road bridge over the Piall River, built in the mid to late 19th century. It is constructed from granite ashlar, with some areas featuring rock-faced stone. The bridge has a single deeply-chamfered four-centred arch, which is adorned with a roll moulded hoodmould. On the downstream side, there are cutwaters with semi-octagonal piers above them. A stringcourse runs along the bridge, topped by a low parapet that has chamfered coping. There is a plaque on the parapet that reads, "This Bridge erected at the cost of William MacWorth Praed Esq was accepted by the County of Devon." However, the bottom of the plaque is now covered by the road surface, obscuring any date that may have been inscribed.

Local climate

Piall Bridge receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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