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Blackpool Bridge is a stone-arched Roman bridge in Gloucestershire that has been partially incorporated into the later Highway Bridge structure. The Roman crossing dates to the early Imperial period and represents evidence of Roman road infrastructure in the region, likely serving traffic along a significant route through the Severn Valley. The surviving masonry displays characteristics typical of Romano-British bridge construction, with stone arches forming the principal structural elements. Its integration into the subsequent Highway Bridge demonstrates the continuity of this crossing point as a strategically important location through successive periods of use.
Stone-arched Roman bridge at Blackpool Bridge, incorporated into the Highway Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004869. View the official record →
Blackpool Bridge is a stone-arched Roman bridge in Gloucestershire that has been partially incorporated into the later Highway Bridge structure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004869.
Stone-arched Roman bridge at Blackpool Bridge, incorporated into the Highway 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 1004869.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of Roman road at Blackpool Bridge (0.1 km), Soudley camp, Lower Soudley (2.1 km), Medieval ringwork castle and associated Civil War earthwork defence (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stone-arched Roman bridge at Blackpool Bridge, incorporated into the Highway 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.
Stone-arched Roman bridge at Blackpool Bridge, incorporated into the Highway Bridge stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.