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{{Short description|Village in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK}}
{{infobox UK place
{{for|the village in Staffordshire|Blythe Bridge}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
|official_name= Blyth Bridge
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|os_grid_reference= NT136455
| population = 107
|latitude=55.69524
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|longitude=-3.37610
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| coordinates = {{coord|55.695|-3.376|display=inline,title}}
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| unitary_scotland = [[Scottish Borders]]
|constituency_westminster= [[Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale]]
| lieutenancy_scotland = [[Peeblesshire]]
|constituency_scottish_parliament= [[Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale]]
|post_town= WEST LINTON
| constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale]]
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| post_town = WEST LINTON
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| dial_code = 01721
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'''Blyth Bridge''' is a small [[hamlet]] in the [[Scottish Borders]] area of [[Scotland]], near to [[West Linton]].
[[File:Blyth Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Blyth Bridge]]
'''Blyth Bridge''' is a small [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the [[Scottish Borders]] area of [[Scotland]], near to [[West Linton]].


It is located in a bend on the [[A701 road|A701]] which goes from [[Moffat]] to [[Edinburgh]], close to the junction with the East-West road the [[A72 road|A72]] which goes to [[Peebles]].
It is located in a bend on the [[A701 road|A701]] which goes from [[Moffat]] to [[Edinburgh]], close to the junction with the East-West road the [[A72 road|A72]] which goes to [[Peebles]].


Places nearby include the [[Lyne Water]], [[Carlops]], [[Romannobridge]], and the [[Deepsyke Forest]].
There is an [[aqueduct]] carrying a large water main which supplies [[Edinburgh]] and passes over [[Tarth Water]]. There are a number of [[iron age fort]]s on the hills nearby, and the historic [[Drochil Castle]] is a short distance away.


There is an [[aqueduct (bridge)|aqueduct]] carrying a large water main which supplies [[Edinburgh]] and passes over [[Tarth Water]].
Blythbank Farm nearby currently has a planning permission application to make it the largest [[free range]] [[Egg (food)|egg]] farm in the world. <ref>{{cite web

| title = Villagers Stunned at Government Decision
There are a number of [[iron age fort]]s on the hills nearby, and the historic [[Drochil Castle]] is a short distance away.
| publisher = Blyth Bank Action Group

| date = 2008-03-26
==Climate==
| url = http://bbag.blythbridge.org.uk/content/view/51/2/
{{Weather box
| accessdate = 2008-04-01 }}</ref>
|location = Blyth Bridge: {{convert|253|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–2006
|collapsed =
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 13.0
|Feb record high C = 14.4
|Mar record high C = 17.8
|Apr record high C = 24.4
|May record high C = 26.0
|Jun record high C = 27.7
|Jul record high C = 28.4
|Aug record high C = 28.5
|Sep record high C = 25.5
|Oct record high C = 19.4
|Nov record high C = 15.4
|Dec record high C = 12.6
|year record high C =

|Jan high C = 5.6
|Feb high C = 6.0
|Mar high C = 8.0
|Apr high C = 10.2
|May high C = 13.5
|Jun high C = 15.8
|Jul high C = 17.9
|Aug high C = 17.9
|Sep high C = 15.1
|Oct high C = 11.1
|Nov high C = 8.1
|Dec high C = 5.6
|year high C =

|Jan mean C = 3.0
|Feb mean C = 3.1
|Mar mean C = 4.7
|Apr mean C = 6.6
|May mean C = 9.3
|Jun mean C = 11.9
|Jul mean C = 13.8
|Aug mean C = 13.9
|Sep mean C = 11.4
|Oct mean C = 8.1
|Nov mean C = 5.3
|Dec mean C = 2.8
|year mean C =

|Jan low C = 0.3
|Feb low C = 0.3
|Mar low C = 1.4
|Apr low C = 2.8
|May low C = 5.1
|Jun low C = 7.9
|Jul low C = 9.7
|Aug low C = 9.8
|Sep low C = 7.7
|Oct low C = 4.9
|Nov low C = 2.4
|Dec low C = 0.0
|year low C =

|Jan record low C = -21.5
|Feb record low C = −16.7
|Mar record low C = −17.7
|Apr record low C = −7.9
|May record low C = −4.4
|Jun record low C = -1.1
|Jul record low C = -0.1
|Aug record low C = 1.0
|Sep record low C = -4.3
|Oct record low C = -7.5
|Nov record low C = −12.2
|Dec record low C = −16.3
|year record low C =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 94.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 79.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 65.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 63.0
|May precipitation mm = 62.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 67.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 66.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 81.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 73.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 109.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 93.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 98.1
|year precipitation mm =

|Jan precipitation days = 15.4
|Feb precipitation days = 13.5
|Mar precipitation days = 13.1
|Apr precipitation days = 12.5
|May precipitation days = 11.4
|Jun precipitation days = 12.9
|Jul precipitation days = 12.6
|Aug precipitation days = 12.1
|Sep precipitation days = 12.8
|Oct precipitation days = 15.7
|Nov precipitation days = 15.3
|Dec precipitation days = 14.7
|year precipitation days =

|source 1 = Météo Climat<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://climate-datas-weather.dynalias.org/listenormale-1991-2020-1-p183.php
|title= United Kingdom climate normals 1991-2020
|publisher=Météo Climat
|access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute|KNMI]] (extremes)<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://climexp.knmi.nl/ecatmin.cgi?id=someone@somewhere&WMO=1834&STATION=BLYTH_BRIDGE&extraargs= | title = KNMI - Blyth Bridge minimum temperature time series | access-date = 8 April 2024 | publisher = [[KNMI (institute)|KNMI]]}}</ref>
}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of places in East Lothian]]
*[[List of places in the Scottish Borders]]
*[[List of places in Edinburgh]]
*[[List of places in Midlothian]]
*[[List of places in West Lothian]]
*[[List of places in Scotland]]
*[[List of places in Scotland]]


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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Blyth Bridge, Scottish Borders}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719234848/http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=145526 RCAHMS: Blyth Bridge, Blyth Mill]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110606044045/https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/pdf/25648.pdf PDF document from Scottish Borders Council]
*[http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst3521.html Gazetteer for Scotland: Blyth Bridge]
* [http://www.bbag.org.uk/ Blythbank Action Group]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161023130321/http://www.newlands-cdt.org.uk/ Newlands Community Development Trust]


{{authority control}}
* [http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=145526 RCAHMS: Blyth Bridge, Blyth Mill]

*[https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/pdf/25648.pdf PDF document from Scottish Borders Council]

*[http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst3521.html Gazetteer for Scotland: Blyth Bridge]

* [http://www.bbag.org.uk/ Blythbank Action Group]
* [http://www.newlands-cdt.org.uk/ Newlands Community Development Trust]


[[Category:Peeblesshire]]
[[Category:Peeblesshire]]
[[Category:Villages in the Scottish Borders]]



{{Borders-geo-stub}}
{{Borders-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 01:54, 8 April 2024

For the village in Staffordshire, see Blythe Bridge.

Blyth Bridge
Blyth Bridge is located in Scottish Borders
Blyth Bridge
Blyth Bridge
Location within the Scottish Borders
Population107 
OS grid referenceNT136455
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWEST LINTON
Postcode districtEH46
Dialling code01721
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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55°41′42″N 3°22′34″W / 55.695°N 3.376°W / 55.695; -3.376
Blyth Bridge

Blyth Bridge is a small hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near to West Linton.

It is located in a bend on the A701 which goes from Moffat to Edinburgh, close to the junction with the East-West road the A72 which goes to Peebles.

Places nearby include the Lyne Water, Carlops, Romannobridge, and the Deepsyke Forest.

There is an aqueduct carrying a large water main which supplies Edinburgh and passes over Tarth Water.

There are a number of iron age forts on the hills nearby, and the historic Drochil Castle is a short distance away.

Climate

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Climate data for Blyth Bridge: 253 m (830 ft) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–2006
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.0
(55.4) 		14.4
(57.9) 		17.8
(64.0) 		24.4
(75.9) 		26.0
(78.8) 		27.7
(81.9) 		28.4
(83.1) 		28.5
(83.3) 		25.5
(77.9) 		19.4
(66.9) 		15.4
(59.7) 		12.6
(54.7) 		28.5
(83.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1) 		6.0
(42.8) 		8.0
(46.4) 		10.2
(50.4) 		13.5
(56.3) 		15.8
(60.4) 		17.9
(64.2) 		17.9
(64.2) 		15.1
(59.2) 		11.1
(52.0) 		8.1
(46.6) 		5.6
(42.1) 		11.2
(52.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4) 		3.1
(37.6) 		4.7
(40.5) 		6.6
(43.9) 		9.3
(48.7) 		11.9
(53.4) 		13.8
(56.8) 		13.9
(57.0) 		11.4
(52.5) 		8.1
(46.6) 		5.3
(41.5) 		2.8
(37.0) 		7.8
(46.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.3
(32.5) 		0.3
(32.5) 		1.4
(34.5) 		2.8
(37.0) 		5.1
(41.2) 		7.9
(46.2) 		9.7
(49.5) 		9.8
(49.6) 		7.7
(45.9) 		4.9
(40.8) 		2.4
(36.3) 		0.0
(32.0) 		4.4
(39.8)
Record low °C (°F) −21.5
(−6.7) 		−16.7
(1.9) 		−17.7
(0.1) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−12.2
(10.0) 		−16.3
(2.7) 		−21.5
(−6.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 94.4
(3.72) 		79.9
(3.15) 		65.7
(2.59) 		63.0
(2.48) 		62.4
(2.46) 		67.2
(2.65) 		66.0
(2.60) 		81.5
(3.21) 		73.4
(2.89) 		109.0
(4.29) 		93.6
(3.69) 		98.1
(3.86) 		954.2
(37.59)
Average precipitation days 15.4 13.5 13.1 12.5 11.4 12.9 12.6 12.1 12.8 15.7 15.3 14.7 162
Source 1: Météo Climat[1]
Source 2: KNMI (extremes)[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "United Kingdom climate normals 1991-2020". Météo Climat. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "KNMI - Blyth Bridge minimum temperature time series". KNMI. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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