Barley Bridge Over the River Kent is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1962. A C17 Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Barley Bridge Over the River Kent

WRENN ID
late-span-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 February 1962
Type
Bridge
Address
Barley Bridge Over the River Kent, Over Staveley, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
SD 470 987
Coordinates
54.38123, -2.8171
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Barley Bridge over the River Kent is a bridge that dates from an uncertain time, possibly the 17th century. The north side was partly rebuilt in the 20th century, but the work is in keeping with the original style. The bridge is approximately 8 feet wide and features two segmental arches, with cutwaters on the central pier and a pedestrian refuge over the northern cutwater.

Local climate

Barley Bridge Over the River Kent sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,480 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, 35 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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