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Bridge near Manor House is a scheduled ancient monument located in Somerset, England. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents an example of early bridge construction in the county. As a crossing point associated with a manor house settlement, it reflects the importance of water management and access routes within the medieval landscape. The bridge survives as physical evidence of the infrastructure that served local communities and manorial estates during the medieval period.
Bridge near Manor House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004519. View the official record →
Bridge near Manor House is a scheduled ancient monument located in Somerset, England.
Bridge near Manor House 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 1004519.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone cove at Stanton Drew 25m south west of St Mary's Church (0.4 km), Large irregular stone circle at Stanton Drew south east of Church Farm (0.4 km), Tun Bridge (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bridge near Manor House'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 near Manor House stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.