Road Bridge Over River Brue is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Bridge.
Road Bridge Over River Brue
- WRENN ID
- high-lancet-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Road Bridge Over River Brue, Bruton
- OS grid reference
- ST 657 340
- Coordinates
- 51.10467, -2.49121
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a road bridge over the River Brue, dating from the 15th century or earlier. It is constructed from local stone that has been cut and squared. The bridge features two pointed arches with double rows of voussoirs and has central angled cutwaters on both sides. Instead of traditional parapets, it has oak posts and rails. The bridge is located on the ancient road that connects Weymouth and Bristol and is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (Somerset County No 145).
Local climate
Road Bridge Over River Brue receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more 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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