Thornton Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Thornton Bridge
- WRENN ID
- still-lantern-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Thornton Bridge, Cundall Road
- OS grid reference
- SE 432 714
- Coordinates
- 54.13676, -1.33889
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Thornton Bridge is a bridge over the River Swale, built around 1888 and restored in 1984. It features a cast-iron structure supported by ashlar abutments. The bridge has a segmental single-span arch made up of slender girders, some of which include an open trellis-work pattern. The spandrels display a shield of the City of York, and the parapet also features trellis-work. The abutments have plain parapets, copings, and terminals. In a report from 1888, Thornton Bridge was described as an 'old and infirm' stone structure. The previous bridge, which had three arches, was noted by Leland in the 17th century. This crossing of the Swale holds significant local historical importance. The 1984 restoration involved rebuilding the deck while preserving the original facade.
Local climate
Thornton Bridge receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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