Scheduled MonumentsEnglandNewenden Bridge See also EAST SUSSEX 489

Newenden Bridge See also EAST SUSSEX 489

England
List entry 1005190
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005190
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 83519 27042
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Newenden Bridge is a medieval stone bridge crossing the River Rother in Newenden, Kent. The bridge dates from the thirteenth century and represents an important river crossing point in the medieval communications network of the Weald. Constructed in stone with multiple arches, it exemplifies the engineering practices of its period and has been substantially rebuilt and repaired over subsequent centuries, particularly during the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. The bridge remains a significant heritage structure reflecting the strategic importance of river transport and trade in medieval Kent.

Newenden Bridge See also EAST SUSSEX 489 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005190. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Newenden Bridge See also EAST SUSSEX 489?

Newenden Bridge is a medieval stone bridge crossing the River Rother in Newenden, Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005190.

Who is responsible for protecting Newenden Bridge See also EAST SUSSEX 489?

Newenden Bridge See also EAST SUSSEX 489 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 1005190.

What other scheduled monuments are near Newenden Bridge See also EAST SUSSEX 489?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newenden Bridge See also KENT 41 (0 km), Castle Toll Saxon burgh and medieval fort (2.2 km), Medieval moated site and adjacent hythe, Lowden Farm (3.1 km).

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Monuments
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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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Newenden Bridge See also EAST SUSSEX 489

Newenden Bridge See also EAST SUSSEX 489 stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

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