Foot Bridge Over River Sheppey is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. Foot-bridge.

Foot Bridge Over River Sheppey

WRENN ID
drifting-tracery-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
Country
England
Type
Foot-bridge
Address
Foot Bridge Over River Sheppey, Lower Lane, Shepton Mallet
OS grid reference
ST 620 437
Coordinates
51.19182, -2.54469
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This footbridge over the River Sheppey is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with a Blue Lias cobbled causeway. It features a broad segmental archway that supports iron railings on the left side, while a high rubble wall is present on the right side.

Local climate

Foot Bridge Over River Sheppey 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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