Borrowdale Head Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1989. Bridge.

Borrowdale Head Bridge

WRENN ID
stubborn-pier-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 February 1989
Type
Bridge
Address
Borrowdale Head Bridge, Selside and Fawcett Forest, South Lakeland
OS grid reference
NY 544 041
Coordinates
54.43059, -2.70366
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Borrowdale Head Bridge is a bridge over Borrow Beck, likely built in the 18th century. It is constructed from stone rubble and features a segmental arch made of thin, roughly regular voussoirs. The bridge does not have a parapet, but it is equipped with iron railings on both sides. The roadway, which is now made of concrete, is approximately 2.5 meters wide.

Local climate

Borrowdale Head Bridge 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 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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