Packhorse Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1958. A C17 Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Packhorse Bridge
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-plinth-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1958
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Packhorse Bridge, Dowlish Wake
- OS grid reference
- ST 375 127
- Coordinates
- 50.91062, -2.88931
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Packhorse Bridge is a footbridge that crosses a ford and stream, likely dating from the 17th century. It is constructed from ham stone that has been cut and squared, with ashlar dressings. The bridge features two semi-circular arches and has an angled cutwater on the central pier on the east side. The trackway is arched, and the low parapets, which are one stone high on each side, follow the line of the track. The parapets extend outwards and are finished with a plain chamfered top.
Local climate
Packhorse Bridge receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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