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Froggatt Bridge is a stone arch bridge crossing the River Derwent in Derbyshire. The bridge dates from the medieval period and represents an important crossing point along historic routeways through the Peak District landscape. Constructed in stone with a single arch, the bridge exemplifies the functional engineering typical of medieval river crossings designed to facilitate both pedestrian and vehicable traffic. The structure has undergone repairs and modifications through subsequent centuries whilst retaining its essential medieval form and function as a significant monument to medieval infrastructure in the region.
Froggatt Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007056. View the official record →
Froggatt Bridge is a stone arch bridge crossing the River Derwent in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007056.
Froggatt 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 1007056.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Calton Pastures, 850m south of Calton Houses (8.4 km), Cairnfield on Beeley Moor, east of Hell Bank Plantation (9.3 km), Cairnfield with enclosure, house platform and ring cairn 800m north east of Raven Tor (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Froggatt 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.
Froggatt Bridge stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.