Cocker Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 July 1974. Bridge.

Cocker Bridge

WRENN ID
south-beam-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 July 1974
Type
Bridge
Address
Cocker Bridge, Cockermouth
OS grid reference
NY 122 307
Coordinates
54.66391, -3.36216
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Cocker Bridge, rebuilt in 1828, spans the River Cocker near its junction with the Derwent and carries the main street. It features a single segmental arch and has five tall octagonal piers that support iron railings on the parapets.

Local climate

Cocker Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,420 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 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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