Shawford Bridge Over River Frome is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Bridge. 1 related planning application.

Shawford Bridge Over River Frome

WRENN ID
dim-porch-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Bridge
Address
Shawford Bridge Over River Frome, Tellisford, BA11 6SQ
OS grid reference
ST 793 534
Coordinates
51.28001, -2.2974
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Shawford Bridge over the River Frome is a bridge built around 1752 for the Black Dog Turnpike Trust. It is constructed of rubble with some ashlar stone. The bridge features three semi-circular arches with key stones, ashlar parapets with copings, and square ashlar piers on each side at both ends.

Local climate

Shawford Bridge Over River Frome 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 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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