Wharton Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. Bridge.

Wharton Bridge

WRENN ID
tired-wattle-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1986
Type
Bridge
Address
Wharton Bridge, Skelton
OS grid reference
NY 416 430
Coordinates
54.77907, -2.90845
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wharton Bridge is a packhorse bridge that has been converted into a footbridge. It likely dates from the early 18th century and is constructed from mixed sandstone rubble. The bridge features a narrow, humped-back design with a single-span arch, which is supported by a solid, irregular rubble parapet.

Local climate

Wharton Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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