Bridge Over Former Westport Canal at Ngr St 38090 2030 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1988. Bridge.

Bridge Over Former Westport Canal at Ngr St 38090 2030

WRENN ID
muted-latch-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 June 1988
Type
Bridge
Address
Bridge Over Former Westport Canal at Ngr St 38090 2030, Hambridge and Westport
OS grid reference
ST 388 203
Coordinates
50.97931, -2.87172
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bridge over the former Westport Canal, built in the early 19th century, is constructed from coursed and squared lias stone with Ham stone dressings. It features a broad segmental archway with stepped voussoirs and an ashlar rim beneath the arch. There is a projecting band at carriageway level, and the parapets include openings. The carriageway rises slightly as it crosses the bridge.

Local climate

Bridge Over Former Westport Canal at Ngr St 38090 2030 receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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