Stainton Aqueduct Carrying Kendal/ Lancaster Canal Over Stainton Beck and Public Footpath Ngr 5226 8542 is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1984. Aqueduct. 1 related planning application.

Stainton Aqueduct Carrying Kendal/ Lancaster Canal Over Stainton Beck and Public Footpath Ngr 5226 8542

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 November 1984
Type
Aqueduct
OS grid reference
SD 522 854
Coordinates
54.26216, -2.7342
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Stainton Aqueduct, built around 1818 by engineer John Fletcher, carries the Kendal/Lancaster Canal over Stainton Beck and a public footpath. It is constructed from squared, coursed limestone and features a limestone string and coping along the parapet. The aqueduct has a single segmental-arched opening, which is adorned with rusticated voussoirs and is flanked by curved retaining walls.

Local climate

Stainton Aqueduct Carrying Kendal/ Lancaster Canal Over Stainton Beck and Public Footpath Ngr 5226 8542 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,430 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 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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