Bridge Over Whillan Beck to South West of Corn Mill is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1985. Bridge.

Bridge Over Whillan Beck to South West of Corn Mill

WRENN ID
deep-plinth-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 January 1985
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over Whillan Beck to South West of Corn Mill, Eskdale, Cumberland
OS grid reference
NY 176 011
Coordinates
54.39891, -3.27018
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a road bridge built over Whillan Beck, located to the south-west of the Corn Mill. It was constructed as a packhorse bridge, likely in the early 18th century. The bridge is made of random rubble and features a single segmental arch that spans approximately 25 feet. The roadway is about 7 feet wide, with parapets that rise to around 3 feet high.

Local climate

Bridge Over Whillan Beck to South West of Corn Mill sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 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 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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