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Stamford Bridge Railway Station site. Stamford Bridge railway station closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts. [18] The Minsters Rail Campaign is campaigning to re-open the railway line between Beverley and York (with stops at Stamford Bridge, Pocklington and Market Weighton). The proposed re-opened railway would skirt the eastern edge of ...
The bridge now carries the A166 road, [2] from York to Bridlington. [1] In 1967, a steel footbridge was constructed alongside the road bridge. [1] The bridge was damaged after a number of traffic strikes and was closed for a number of weeks in 2024 to undergo repairs to the stone parapets. Traffic bollards were also installed to prevent further ...
The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire on 25 September 1066. In the battle the majority of the invading Norwegian forces were killed by the forces of King Harold Godwinson of England. It was the final fall of the Vikings in England.
The battle at Stamford Bridge can be seen as one of the pivotal battles in English history, it was the last time a Scandinavian army was able to seriously threaten England. [29] On 28 September William Duke of Normandy landed on the south coast of England forcing Harold Godwinson to rush south from Yorkshire with his army.
Stamford Bridge railway station was a railway station on the York to Beverley Line. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the village of Stamford Bridge in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England. It closed after the last train on 27 November 1965.
The 1846 cast iron bridge across the Derwent (2005) The only bridge of note on the section was the Stamford Bridge Viaduct crossing the River Derwent. [15] The viaduct consisted of 24 feet (7.3 m) span semicircular brick approach arches, 10 on the southeast side, and 5 on the northwest side, with a 90 feet (27 m) cast iron span over the river.
The A166 follows the path of an old Roman road from York to Stamford Bridge, where it forded the river at the place where the modern Stamford Bridge is located. [1] The bridge is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle about the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066.
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