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Bridge at Rearsby is a stone bridge of medieval date located in the village of Rearsby in Leicestershire. The structure spans a watercourse and survives as a testament to medieval engineering and communications infrastructure in the East Midlands. The bridge's construction reflects the importance of local water crossings to medieval settlement and trade networks in the region.
Bridge at Rearsby is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005081. View the official record →
Bridge at Rearsby is a stone bridge of medieval date located in the village of Rearsby in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005081.
Bridge at Rearsby is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005081.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard (3.3 km), Monastic grange and water control features immediately south of Thrussington Grange (3.9 km), Stump Cross, approximately 700m south of Main Street, Frisby on the Wreake (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bridge at Rearsby's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bridge at Rearsby stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.