Bridge Over Drainage Ditch at Sd 449 811 is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1989. Bridge.
Bridge Over Drainage Ditch at Sd 449 811
- WRENN ID
- graven-gravel-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1989
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Bridge Over Drainage Ditch at Sd 449 811, Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- SD 449 811
- Coordinates
- 54.22272, -2.84551
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a bridge over a drainage ditch, built in the early 19th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features an elliptical arch with three bands above it, along with plain parapets. The bridge was built as part of drainage works that followed the enclosure of land in 1815.
Local climate
Bridge Over Drainage Ditch at Sd 449 811 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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