Gwastad Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal and Lock (partly in Bettws community) is a Grade II listed building in the Newport local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 June 1999. Bridge.

Gwastad Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal and Lock (partly in Bettws community)

WRENN ID
eternal-oriel-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newport
Constituency
Newport East MP: Jessica Morden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
24 June 1999
Type
Bridge
Address
Gwastad Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal and Lock (partly in Bettws community), Crindau, Shaftesbury
OS grid reference
ST 300 897
Coordinates
51.60207, -3.01161
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Gwastad Bridge spans the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal and Lock, with part of it located in the Bettws community. For a complete description of the bridge, please refer to record number 21952 in the Bettws Community.

Local climate

Gwastad Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal and Lock (partly in Bettws community) receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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