Birks Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1987. Bridge.
Birks Bridge
- WRENN ID
- little-zinc-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 July 1987
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Birks Bridge, Crook, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- SD 413 918
- Coordinates
- 54.31904, -2.90372
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Birks Bridge is a clapper bridge that crosses the River Winster, likely dating from the 17th or 18th century. It features four rectangular rubble piers and abutments, with flagstones extending to either side to create a raised pavement. An iron handrail, probably from the 20th century, is also present.
Local climate
Birks Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 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 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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