Kenson Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of Glamorgan local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 30 September 2004. Bridge.

Kenson Bridge

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan MP: Kanishka Narayan (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
30 September 2004
Type
Bridge
Address
Kenson Bridge, Penmark, Barry, Rhoose
OS grid reference
ST 051 687
Coordinates
51.40978, -3.36513
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Kenson Bridge is a narrow single-span bridge constructed from local limestone rubble, featuring dressed voussoirs in the segmental arch ring. Originally more hump-backed, the bridge has been flattened by the addition of a stone causeway at both ends. The parapets have been repaired and include cock-and-hen stones. The bridge crosses the Kenson River and is partially located in the Llancarfan Community.

Local climate

Kenson Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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