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Old Bridge is a masonry crossing in Yorkshire, England, recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1004827. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents an important example of bridge engineering from that era. Built in stone, the bridge demonstrates the construction techniques typical of its time, with an arched design characteristic of medieval river crossings. Such structures were essential to medieval infrastructure, facilitating trade routes and communication across waterways in the region.
Old Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004827. View the official record →
Old Bridge is a masonry crossing in Yorkshire, England, recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1004827. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004827.
Old 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 1004827.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kimberworth Manor moated site (2.2 km), Kimberworth motte and bailey castle (2.2 km), Canklow Hill earthworks (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Old 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.
Old Bridge stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.