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Sherburnhouse Bridge, 15m south-west of C20 roadbridge over the Sherburnhouse Burn

England

List entry 1002341

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1002341

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0 hectares

Grid reference

NZ3060941627

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Sherburnhouse Bridge is a stone bridge spanning the Sherburnhouse Burn in Durham, England. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents a significant example of early bridge engineering in the region. Located south-west of the modern twentieth-century roadbridge, it survives as a testament to the communication networks that served the local community in its time. The bridge's stone construction reflects the building practices and technical capabilities of medieval craftsmen, making it an important archaeological record of transport infrastructure development in County Durham.

Sherburnhouse Bridge, 15m south-west of C20 roadbridge over the Sherburnhouse Burn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002341. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Sherburnhouse Bridge, 15m south-west of C20 roadbridge over the Sherburnhouse Burn?

Sherburnhouse Bridge is a stone bridge spanning the Sherburnhouse Burn in Durham, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002341.

Who is responsible for protecting Sherburnhouse Bridge, 15m south-west of C20 roadbridge over the Sherburnhouse Burn?

Sherburnhouse Bridge, 15m south-west of C20 roadbridge over the Sherburnhouse Burn 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 1002341.

What other scheduled monuments are near Sherburnhouse Bridge, 15m south-west of C20 roadbridge over the Sherburnhouse Burn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maiden Castle promontory fort (2.3 km), Elvet Bridge (3.1 km), The Water Gate (3.4 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

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Legal

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Maiden Castle promontory fort

Moated site at Low Butterby Farm

3.8 km

Neville's Cross

4.4 km

Croxdale medieval chapel and churchyard cross base

4.9 km

Ludworth Tower

5 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Sherburnhouse Bridge, 15m south-west of C20 roadbridge over the Sherburnhouse Burn

Sherburnhouse Bridge, 15m south-west of C20 roadbridge over the Sherburnhouse Burn 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.

The wider landscape

Around Sherburnhouse Bridge, 15m south-west of C20 roadbridge over the Sherburnhouse Burn

Battle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~3.1 miles Battle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~16.6 miles

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