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Wakefield Bridge is a medieval stone bridge crossing the River Calder in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The structure dates from the fourteenth century, with the earliest parts of the bridge built around 1342, making it one of the oldest bridges in northern England. The bridge is constructed of stone and originally featured a chapel dedicated to Saint Mary on its span, a characteristic feature of important medieval bridges. The surviving structure retains substantial medieval fabric and remains a significant example of fourteenth-century bridge engineering and urban infrastructure in Yorkshire.
Wakefield Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005794. View the official record →
Wakefield Bridge is a medieval stone bridge crossing the River Calder in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005794.
Wakefield 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 1005794.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle (1.2 km), Sandal Castle: motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle (2 km), Stanley Ferry aqueduct (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wakefield 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.
Wakefield Bridge 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.