Shepherd's Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. A C18 Bridge.

Shepherd's Bridge

WRENN ID
quiet-chamber-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Type
Bridge
Address
Shepherd's Bridge, Coniston, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
SD 314 998
Coordinates
54.38965, -3.05755
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Shepherd's Bridge is a bridge made of stone rubble, likely built in the 18th century. It features a segmental arch and has a plain parapet. The bridge has been widened at some point.

Local climate

Shepherd's Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,550 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% 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 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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