Shillingford Bridge, Wallingford

Name: Shillingford Bridge
Address: Shillingford Rd, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 8LZ, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1865 858567

#7 among attractions in Wallingford

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Shillingford Bridge is Grade II* listed road bridge near Shillingford, Oxfordshire, carrying an unclassified road across the River Thames in England on the reach above Benson Lock. The bridge provides access between Shillingford to the north of the river and Wallingford to the south. Originally the south side was in Berkshire but was transferred from Berkshire to Oxfordshire in 1974. The bridge is single track and vehicular passage is controlled by traffic lights. ()

Opened: 1767 (257 years ago)Coordinates: 51°37'24"N, 1°8'23"W

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Shillingford Rd, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 8LZWallingford United Kingdom

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+44 1865 858567

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

Nearby attractions include: Wittenham Clumps, Dorchester Abbey, Wallingford Bridge, Wallingford Museum.

1.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Wittenham Clumps
45 min walk • Wittenham Clumps, also known as the Sinodun Hills, are the most distinctive landmark in Oxfordshire, offering panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. This ancient site consists of two prominent chalk hills, Castle Hill and Round Hill, which are visible for...
1.8 miNW
History museum, Museum, Church
Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester on Thames
46 min walk • The Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, more usually called Dorchester Abbey, is a Church of England parish church in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, about 8 miles southeast of Oxford. It was formerly a Norman abbey church and was built on the site of a Saxon cathedral.
1.8 miSE
Bridge
Wallingford Bridge, Wallingford
46 min walk • Wallingford Bridge is a medieval road bridge over the River Thames in England which connects Wallingford and Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire. It crosses the Thames on the reach between Cleeve Lock and Benson Lock. The bridge is 900 feet long and has 19 arches. It is a scheduled monument.
1.6 miS
History museum, Museum, Archaeological museum
Wallingford Museum, Wallingford
42 min walk • Wallingford Museum is a museum with collections of local interest, housed in a Tudor house in High Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
2.7 miSW
Nightlife
Bear at Home, Didcot
70 min walk • The Bear at Home is an English 16th-century public house in the South Oxfordshire village of North Moreton, near Wallingford. It retains many original 16th-century features, including timber-framed walls, inglenook fireplace and a well, and was extended in 1980 to allow it to serve food.
1.7 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Peter's Church, Wallingford
45 min walk • St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands at the east side of the town, overlooking the River Thames.
2 miNW
Bridge
Little Wittenham Bridge
51 min walk • Little Wittenham Bridge is a footbridge across the River Thames in England near Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. It is just downstream of Day's Lock on the reach above Benson Lock and connects Little Wittenham to Dorchester.
1.8 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Mary-le-More, Wallingford
46 min walk • St Mary-le-More is a Church of England parish church in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. The church is situated in the centre of The Marketplace, just behind the Town Hall.
2.1 miW
Archaeological site
Earth Trust Centre
55 min walk • Earth Trust Centre, formerly known as Project Timescape, is Earth Trust's visitor and education centre near the Wittenham Clumps, Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire, England. The centre's aim is to educate and engage people in their local landscape and inspire them to take action to protect it.
2.3 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Mary's Church, Wallingford
60 min walk • St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the hamlet of Newnham Murren, Oxfordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
1.7 miSE
Coworking space, Park, Vernacular architecture
Howbery Park, Wallingford
43 min walk • Howbery Park is a 36-ha park located adjacent to the River Thames in Crowmarsh Gifford near Wallingford, UK. Its main feature is an English manor house built in about 1850 by Member of Parliament William Seymour Blackstone.