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Deepdale Bridge

England
List entry 1002321
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002321
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 04568 16649
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Deepdale Bridge is a stone bridge located in Yorkshire, England, that dates from the medieval period. The structure represents an important example of vernacular bridge engineering, constructed to facilitate crossing of the watercourse in what was likely a rural agricultural setting. The bridge exhibits characteristics typical of medieval Yorkshire stone construction, with a simple arched design suited to its modest span. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains significant for understanding the development of communications infrastructure and settlement patterns in the medieval Yorkshire landscape.

Deepdale Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002321. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Deepdale Bridge?

Deepdale Bridge is a stone bridge located in Yorkshire, England, that dates from the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002321.

Who is responsible for protecting Deepdale Bridge?

Deepdale 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 1002321.

What other scheduled monuments are near Deepdale Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A rock with a cup and a groove, in the south west corner of Scale Knoll Allotment, 790m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor (8.1 km), A carved rock between The Stang Forest boundary wall and Woodclose Gill, 750m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor (8.1 km), A carved rock and boulder walling, near the south wall of Scale Knoll Allotment, 500m north east of Black Hill Gate (8.1 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

A rock with a cup and a groove, in the south west corner of Scale Knoll Allotment, 790m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor
8.1 km
A carved rock between The Stang Forest boundary wall and Woodclose Gill, 750m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor
8.1 km
A carved rock and boulder walling, near the south wall of Scale Knoll Allotment, 500m north east of Black Hill Gate
8.1 km
Carved rocks, cairnfield and rubble banks on the terrace south of Scale Knoll Allotment, immediately east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor
8.3 km
Prehistoric carved rocks and associated remains including cairns and a field system 800m south of Haythwaite, Barningham Moor
8.5 km
A carved rock within a large enclosure, 800m north east of Badger Way Stoop, Barningham Moor
8.7 km
Cairn south of Cross Gill, 645m south east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor
8.9 km
Prehistoric settlement and associated remains including carved rocks and a stone circle 400m north west of How Tallon Cairn, Barningham Moor
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Deepdale Bridge

Deepdale Bridge stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Deepdale Bridge

CatterickRoman town · ~15.5 milesBattle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~20.7 miles
Domesday entry for Startforth, Yorkshire →
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