Church Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1989. Bridge.

Church Bridge

WRENN ID
guardian-wicket-pine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 February 1989
Type
Bridge
Address
Church Bridge, the Square, Lower Allithwaite
OS grid reference
SD 378 787
Coordinates
54.2009, -2.95369
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Church Bridge is a bridge dated 1829, constructed of dressed stone and ashlar. It features a segmental arch with ashlar voussoirs and a key, along with a band above the arch. The ashlar parapet includes the date on the south side of the south parapet. Additionally, the south side of the north parapet is inscribed with "C.C. CHURCH BRIDGE".

Local climate

Church Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 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 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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