Dacre Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. Footbridge.

Dacre Bridge

WRENN ID
former-gateway-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1986
Type
Footbridge
Address
Dacre Bridge, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
NY 477 267
Coordinates
54.63323, -2.81126
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Dacre Bridge is an 18th-century footbridge made of mixed sandstone rubble. It features a narrow hump-back design with a single segmental arch and solid parapets. Originally a road bridge, it has since been by-passed.

Local climate

Dacre Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% 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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