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Fleming's Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Leicestershire. The bridge dates from the medieval period and represents a significant example of medieval bridge construction in the East Midlands. It was built to facilitate river crossing and remains an important surviving structure from this era, demonstrating the engineering techniques and materials employed in medieval infrastructure development across the region.
Fleming's Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005082. View the official record →
Fleming's Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005082.
Fleming's 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 1005082.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Village cross at junction of Grantham Road and Market Street (0.2 km), Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe (0.5 km), Moated grange with fishpond at Muston (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Fleming's 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.
Fleming's Bridge stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.