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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Thornborough Bridge
Thornborough Bridge is situated on the original Bletchley to Buckingham road, now bypassed by a modern bridge in 1974 for the A421. The bridge is accessible to pedestrians from an adjacent lay-by.

The bridge straddles the parish boundaries of Thornborough and Buckingham, where the parish boundary follows the line of Padbury Brook (also known as The Twins), a tributary of the River Great Ouse. Dating back to the end of the 14th century, it is the only surviving mediaeval bridge in Buckinghamshire. The parish division is marked by a boundary stone in the middle of the bridge.

The stone bridge measures approximately 30 m (98 ft) long and 4 m (13 ft) wide, spanning the river with six low arches . Three refuges are formed within the parapet on the south side.

The bridge is Grade I listed by English Heritage.

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References

  1. ^ "Thornborough Bridge, Buckingham". Transport Heritage. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ^ AVDC information board on-site "dates to 1400"
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Thornborough Bridge, Buckingham". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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