Christy Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1991. Bridge.

Christy Bridge

WRENN ID
white-groin-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 January 1991
Type
Bridge
Address
Christy Bridge, Martindale, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
NY 433 183
Coordinates
54.55698, -2.87747
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Christy Bridge is a bridge built in 1851, as indicated by the keystone inscribed with "G T/1851/J L". It is constructed from stone rubble and features a segmental arch with a stone dressings to the north elevation. The bridge has a low parapet made of upright stones and the roadway is approximately 3.5 meters wide.

Local climate

Christy Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 63 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 38 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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