The Old Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. Bridge.
The Old Bridge
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-turret-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1985
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- The Old Bridge, Horsington
- OS grid reference
- ST 702 238
- Coordinates
- 51.01335, -2.4248
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Bridge is a bridge dating from the 18th century or earlier, constructed of local stone rubble with cast iron handrails. It features two semi-circular arches and has a weir on the upstream side. The west side has a very thin crown and simple abutments. The handrail consists of thin circular posts and double rods. This bridge is an important visual element in the heart of the village and once carried the main road through the village until it was replaced around 1877.
Local climate
The Old Bridge receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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