Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThe Nuns' Bridge, Hinchingbrook

The Nuns' Bridge, Hinchingbrook

England
List entry 1006801
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006801
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
TL 22555 71171
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Nuns' Bridge, Hinchingbrooke is a medieval stone bridge located in Huntingdonshire. The bridge dates from the medieval period and formed part of the approach to Hinchingbrooke House, a significant religious and later aristocratic residence. Constructed in stone with characteristic medieval masonry, the structure reflects the importance of the site's monastic connections, with the bridge serving as a key access point to the former convent establishment. The bridge remains a notable example of medieval infrastructure associated with the religious communities that flourished in the region during the Middle Ages.

The Nuns' Bridge, Hinchingbrook is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006801. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is The Nuns' Bridge, Hinchingbrook?

The Nuns' Bridge, Hinchingbrooke is a medieval stone bridge located in Huntingdonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006801.

Who is responsible for protecting The Nuns' Bridge, Hinchingbrook?

The Nuns' Bridge, Hinchingbrook 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 1006801.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Nuns' Bridge, Hinchingbrook?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork on Mill Common (1 km), Milestone at Bell End (1 km), Huntingdon Castle (Castle Hills): a motte and bailey castle and Civil War fieldwork (1.6 km).

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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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under The Nuns' Bridge, Hinchingbrook

The Nuns' Bridge, Hinchingbrook stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.