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Nether Bridge

England
List entry 1007110
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007110
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
SD 51671 91935
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Nether Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Westmorland, England. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents the type of crossing infrastructure that facilitated communication and commerce across the region's river systems. As recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1007110, the bridge forms part of Westmorland's surviving medieval built heritage. Its construction and preservation reflect the importance of reliable river crossings to the economic and social life of the medieval landscape.

Nether Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007110. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Nether Bridge?

Nether Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007110.

Who is responsible for protecting Nether Bridge?

Nether 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 1007110.

What other scheduled monuments are near Nether Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House Farm (3.3 km), Castlesteads small multivallate hillfort on The Helm (3.5 km), Round cairn 230m north of Berry Holme (3.8 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.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House Farm
3.3 km
Castlesteads small multivallate hillfort on The Helm
3.5 km
Round cairn 230m north of Berry Holme
3.8 km
New Sedgwick gunpowder works, 580m north of Gate House
3.9 km
Sedgwick aqueduct
4.9 km
Basingill gunpowder works, 130m south of Force Bridge
5.3 km
Levens Park, round barrows and medieval settlements, including Temple of Diana
6 km
Packhorse bridge at the Post Office
6.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Nether Bridge

Nether Bridge stands on Silurian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

Domesday entry for Kendal, Yorkshire →
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