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Wiveton Bridge

England
List entry 1003157
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003157
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
TG 04434 42669
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wiveton Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Norfolk, England. The bridge dates from the medieval period and represents an important example of early stone bridge construction in East Anglia. Its surviving masonry structure demonstrates the engineering techniques employed in crossing the River Glaven, which was significant for local communication and commerce in the medieval landscape. The bridge remains a notable survival of Norfolk's medieval infrastructure heritage.

Wiveton Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003157. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Wiveton Bridge?

Wiveton Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003157.

Who is responsible for protecting Wiveton Bridge?

Wiveton 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 1003157.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wiveton Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Taylors Wood, 350m north east of Swan Lodge: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath (2.6 km), Bowl barrow 400m east of Swan Lodge: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath (2.8 km), Bowl barrow 450m north west of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath (3.1 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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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow in Taylors Wood, 350m north east of Swan Lodge: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
2.6 km
Bowl barrow 400m east of Swan Lodge: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
2.8 km
Bowl barrow 450m north west of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
3.1 km
Bowl barrow 260m NNW of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
3.3 km
Bowl barrow known as Three Farthing Hill: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
3.3 km
Heydon Hall, Saxlingham (near Holt)
3.5 km
Cross in St Andrew's churchyard
5.2 km
Bowl barrow on Kelling Heath, south of Holgate Hill
5.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wiveton Bridge

Wiveton Bridge stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

Domesday entry for Wiveton, Norfolk →
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