Allerford New Bridge at Ngr Ss 8999 4666 is a Grade II* listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1969. A C18 Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Allerford New Bridge at Ngr Ss 8999 4666
- WRENN ID
- little-threshold-bistre
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Exmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 May 1969
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Allerford New Bridge at Ngr Ss 8999 4666, Selworthy, Somerset, TA1 4DY
- OS grid reference
- SS 899 466
- Coordinates
- 51.20849, -3.57622
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Allerford New Bridge is a road bridge over Horner Water, with medieval origins and dating from the 18th century. It is constructed from local stone random rubble and features a single span flanked by cutwaters that have half arch spans. The bridge has a pointed arch opening made with dressed stone voussoirs, and the cement-capped cutwaters rise almost to the parapet. The half arches abut and are partially filled on the cutwater side, with cement saddle back coping on the parapet that ramps up to the center. The bridge is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument, listed as Somerset County No 230.
Local climate
Allerford New Bridge at Ngr Ss 8999 4666 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,150 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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