Bow Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1958. Bridge.
Bow Bridge
- WRENN ID
- swift-tin-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1958
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Bow Bridge, Scotts Way, West and Middle Chinnock
- OS grid reference
- ST 459 132
- Coordinates
- 50.91627, -2.77071
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Bow Bridge is a road bridge over the River Parrett, built in the 18th century and widened in 1880. It is constructed from ham stone ashlar and features a semi-circular arch. The bridge has plain parapets with iron cramps that return on curves at each corner to fit the bank seating.
The road served as the recognized route between Wells and Dorchester in 1675, according to Ogilby, but it was never made a turnpike and lost its significance over time. The widening in 1880 was carried out by the Crewkerne Highway Board at a cost of £14.
This bridge was previously listed twice under the parish of West Chinnock, but that entry was removed from the List on 14 December 2017. This listing also underwent a Minor Amendment on the same date.
Local climate
Bow Bridge receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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