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Stramongate Bridge is a stone bridge crossing the River Kent in Kendal, Westmorland. The bridge dates from the early seventeenth century and represents an important crossing point for traffic between the town centre and the western approaches to Kendal. Constructed of local stone with multiple arches, it exemplifies the substantial bridge engineering of its period and remains a significant surviving structure within the medieval and early modern topography of the town.
Stramongate Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004592. View the official record →
Stramongate Bridge is a stone bridge crossing the River Kent in Kendal, Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004592.
Stramongate 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 1004592.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House Farm (4.3 km), Castlesteads small multivallate hillfort on The Helm (4.4 km), Round cairn 230m north of Berry Holme (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stramongate 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.
Stramongate Bridge stands on Silurian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.