Thornborough Bridge
Thornborough Bridge | |
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View from the south | |
Coordinates | 51°59′33″N 0°56′22″W / 51.99248°N 0.93935°WCoordinates: 51°59′33″N 0°56′22″W / 51.99248°N 0.93935°W |
Carries | Pedestrians (from 1974) A421 road (pre-1974) |
Crosses | Padbury Brook, tributary of River Great Ouse |
Locale | Buckingham/Thornborough parish border, Buckinghamshire |
Heritage status | Grade I listed structure |
Characteristics | |
Material | Stone |
Total length | 30m (approx) |
Width | 4m (approx) |
No. of spans | 6 |
Piers in water | 3 |
History | |
Opened | 14th century |
Location | |
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Thornborough Bridge is located on the original Bletchley and Buckingham road, now bypassed by a modern bridge in 1974 for the A421. The bridge is accessible to walkers from an adjacent lay-by.
The bridge straddles the parish boundaries of Thornborough and Buckingham (the parish boundary follows the line of Padbury Brook or The Twins, a tributary of the River Great Ouse), and dates from the end of the 14th century[1][2] and is the only surviving mediaeval bridge in Buckinghamshire. The parish division is marked by a boundary stone in the middle of the bridge.[3]
The stone bridge is around 30 m (98 ft) long and 4 m (13 ft) wide, and spans the river by six low arches,[4] with three refuges formed within the parapet on the south side.
The bridge is Grade I listed by English Heritage.[5]
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References[]
- ^ "Thornborough Bridge, Buckingham". Transport Heritage. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ AVDC information board on-site "dates to 1400"
- ^ "Parishes: Thornborough". A History of the County of Buckingham. Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol. 4. 1927. pp. 237–242. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Plate 71: Thornborough and Buckingham, Thornborough Bridge". An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire, Volume 2, North. 1913. p. 71. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Thornborough Bridge, Buckingham". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links[]
Media related to Thornborough Bridge, Buckinghamshire at Wikimedia Commons
- Bridges in Buckinghamshire
- Grade I listed buildings in Buckinghamshire
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- United Kingdom bridge (structure) stubs