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Cowley Bridge is a medieval arched stone bridge located near Exeter in Devon, England. The bridge dates from the medieval period and represents an example of vernacular stone bridge construction characteristic of its era. It spans a watercourse and exhibits the typical design of medieval bridges with its rounded arch or arches constructed from locally quarried stone. The structure survives as evidence of medieval infrastructure development in Devon and demonstrates the building techniques and materials employed in crossing water obstacles during the medieval centuries.
Cowley Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021174. View the official record →
Cowley Bridge is a medieval arched stone bridge located near Exeter in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021174.
Cowley Bridge 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 1021174.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The medieval Exe Bridge, St Edmund's Church, and medieval tenement remains, lying between the River Exe and Frog Street (3.5 km), Medieval bridge and part of a late medieval conduit under Holloway Street (3.8 km), Little John's Cross (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cowley Bridge'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.
Cowley Bridge stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.