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Oakley Bridge

England
List entry 1005397
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005397
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.19 hectares
Grid reference
TL 00823 52867
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Oakley Bridge is a scheduled ancient monument located in Bedfordshire. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents an example of bridge engineering from that era. The bridge survives as a stone construction spanning a watercourse in the locality. As a scheduled monument, it is recognised as a site of historical importance warranting statutory protection.

Oakley Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005397. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Oakley Bridge?

Oakley Bridge is a scheduled ancient monument located in Bedfordshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Oakley Bridge?

Oakley 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 1005397.

What other scheduled monuments are near Oakley Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oval barrow 60m west of Ranworth Walk, 650m south west of Westfield School (4.2 km), Paved ford 400yds (366m) SE of Kempston Church (5.3 km), Medieval lime kiln off Castle Lane (5.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Oval barrow 60m west of Ranworth Walk, 650m south west of Westfield School
4.2 km
Paved ford 400yds (366m) SE of Kempston Church
5.3 km
Medieval lime kiln off Castle Lane
5.3 km
Bedford Castle motte and bailey
5.4 km
Upend Wood moated site, outer enclosure and fishpond, Stagsden
5.6 km
The Moot Hall
6.7 km
Elstow Manor House (Remains of)
6.9 km
Site of Newnham Priory
7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Oakley Bridge

Oakley Bridge stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Oakley Bridge

IrchesterRoman town · ~10.3 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~18.4 milesTowcesterRoman town · ~19.7 milesBattle of Northampton (1460)Battle (1460) · ~15.7 miles
Domesday entry for Oakley, Bedfordshire →
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