Former Canal Bridge at Ngr St 6687 4880 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1982. Canal bridge.

Former Canal Bridge at Ngr St 6687 4880

WRENN ID
fossil-lantern-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 1982
Type
Canal bridge
Address
Former Canal Bridge at Ngr St 6687 4880, Edford Green, Holcombe
OS grid reference
ST 668 488
Coordinates
51.23765, -2.47626
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former canal bridge, built between 1801 and 1802 for the Dorset and Somerset Canal, is located at NGR ST 6687 4880. Constructed from coursed and squared rubble, it features an elliptical ashlar arch that is 4.5 meters wide and 1.5 meters high. The canal was authorized by an Act of Parliament in 1796, and this bridge carried the road from Edford to Stratton Common.

Local climate

Former Canal Bridge at Ngr St 6687 4880 receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more 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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