High Sweden Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1967. Packhorse bridge.

High Sweden Bridge

WRENN ID
cold-joist-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1967
Type
Packhorse bridge
Address
High Sweden Bridge, Lakes, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
NY 379 067
Coordinates
54.45246, -2.9592
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

High Sweden Bridge is a late 17th century packhorse bridge. It features a five-centred arch and does not have parapets.

Local climate

High Sweden 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 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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