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Somerset Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Surrey, England. The bridge dates from the medieval period and represents an important example of stone bridge construction from that era. Its physical structure comprises stone masonry typical of medieval bridge-building techniques, serving as a crossing point of local significance. The bridge survives as evidence of medieval infrastructure development and remains a designated heritage monument.
Somerset Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005956. View the official record →
Somerset Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Surrey, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005956.
Somerset 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 1005956.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Saxon fortified centre at Eashing (2.6 km), Pair of bowl barrows on Thursley Common (3.2 km), Bowl barrow 200m east of Penmead Copse: one of a group of four bowl barrows on Witley Common (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Somerset 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.
Somerset Bridge stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.