Packhorse Bridge Over River Cherwell is a Grade II* listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 January 1968. A Medieval Bridge.
Packhorse Bridge Over River Cherwell
- WRENN ID
- grey-corner-frost
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 January 1968
- Type
- Bridge
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Packhorse Bridge Over River Cherwell, A361, Charwelton
- OS grid reference
- SP 534 560
- Coordinates
- 52.20031, -1.21864
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Packhorse Bridge over the River Cherwell is a footbridge that likely dates back to the 15th century. It is constructed from coursed dressed ironstone and features two pointed arches. On the upstream side, there is a central cut-water, and the bridge has a low stone parapet with a string course.
Local climate
Packhorse Bridge Over River Cherwell receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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