Swarkestone Bridge

#2154 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Swarkestone Bridge is a medieval bridge crossing the River Trent between the villages of Swarkestone and Stanton by Bridge, about 6 miles south of Derby. It is currently Grade I Listed and a scheduled monument. ()

Built: 1204 (820 years ago)Coordinates: 52°50'45"N, 1°27'4"W

Location

Swarkestone CauswayDerbyshire DE73 7JA EnglandUnited Kingdom

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Swarkestone Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Calke Abbey, Stenson Marina, Donington Park, Church of St Mary and St Hardulph.

3.2 miS
Museum, History museum, Garden
Calke Abbey
82 min walk • Nestled in the serene landscape of Derbyshire, Calke Abbey is a testament to the passage of time and the stories etched within the walls of English country houses. This grand estate, now a museum, invites visitors to explore a unique piece of British history preserved...
3.2 miNW
Village, Sailing, Marina
Stenson Marina, Derby
82 min walk • Twyford and Stenson is a civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. Located south of Derby on the Trent and Mersey Canal, it consists of two villages, Stenson and its smaller neighbour Twyford.
3.2 miE
Popular track with hairpins and inclines
Donington Park, Derby
81 min walk • Donington Park is a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England. The circuit business is now owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation, and the surrounding Donington Park Estate, still owned by the Wheatcroft family, is currently under lease by MotorSport Vision until 2038.
3.5 miSE
Church
Church of St Mary and St Hardulph
89 min walk • The Priory Church of St Mary and St Hardulph is the Church of England parish church of Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England. The church has also been known as Breedon Priory and as the Holy Hill Monastery.
2 miW
Nature, Cave, Natural attraction
Anchor Church
52 min walk • Anchor Church is the name given to a series of caves in a Keuper Sandstone outcrop, close to the village of Ingleby, Derbyshire, England.
2.2 miS
52°48'50"N • 1°26'30"W
Staunton Harold Sailability Trust, Melbourne
57 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Sailing, Playground
2 miSE
Church
St Michael with St Mary's Church, Melbourne
52 min walk • St Michael and St Mary's Church, Melbourne is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Melbourne, Derbyshire.
2.9 miE
Church
All Saints' Church, Shardlow
75 min walk • All Saints’ Church, Aston upon Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire.
2.5 miSW
Church
St George
65 min walk • St George's Church, Ticknall is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Ticknall, Derbyshire.
0.6 miNE
Park
Swarkestone Hall Pavilion
16 min walk • Swarkestone Hall Pavilion, also known as Swarkestone Stand and The Grandstand, is a 17th-century pavilion 200 metres north of the ruins of Swarkestone Hall, Swarkestone, Derbyshire. It is a Grade I listed building south of Chellaston on the A514. The pavilion was constructed between 1630 and 1632.
1.2 miW
Church
St Wilfrid's Church
30 min walk • St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire.