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Milford Hill Bridge

England
List entry 1005664
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005664
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SU 15760 29765
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Milford Hill Bridge is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wiltshire, England. The bridge dates from the medieval period and represents an important crossing point in the local landscape. It is constructed in stone and reflects the engineering practices of its era, serving as evidence of medieval communication and trade networks in the region. The monument remains a significant archaeological feature demonstrating the continuity of infrastructure development across the Wiltshire landscape.

Milford Hill Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005664. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Milford Hill Bridge?

Milford Hill Bridge is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wiltshire, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Milford Hill Bridge?

Milford Hill 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 1005664.

What other scheduled monuments are near Milford Hill Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Village cross (8.4 km), Churchyard cross (8.5 km), Long barrow 600yds (550m) SE of Vanity (8.5 km).

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Overview
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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
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Village cross
8.4 km
Churchyard cross
8.5 km
Long barrow 600yds (550m) SE of Vanity
8.5 km
The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon
8.7 km
Wick Down round barrow
8.9 km
Templeman's Farm round barrow
9.1 km
Long barrow 700m north-west of Tenantry Farm
9.4 km
Long barrow on Little Toyd Down, 760m south west of Grims Lodge Farm
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Milford Hill Bridge

Milford Hill Bridge stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Milford Hill Bridge

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~2.3 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~8 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~20.1 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~23.5 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~23.8 miles
Domesday entry for Milford, Wiltshire →
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