Rothay Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1974. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Rothay Bridge

WRENN ID
second-niche-summer
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 March 1974
Type
Bridge
Address
Rothay Bridge, Rothay Road, Lakes, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
NY 372 038
Coordinates
54.42658, -2.96918
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Rothay Bridge is a structure built of slate using a dry stone walling technique. It features a single segmental arch with low flood arches on either side and has flat slate slabs forming the parapet. The exact date of construction is uncertain, and part of the bridge is located in the parish of Ambleside, while another part lies in Rydal and Loughrigg.

Local climate

Rothay Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,530 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 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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