Cantlop Bridge

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Cantlop Bridge is a single span cast-iron road bridge over the Cound Brook, located to the north of Cantlop in the parish of Berrington, Shropshire. It was constructed in 1818 to a design possibly by Thomas Telford, having at least been approved by him, and replaced an unsuccessful cast iron coach bridge constructed in 1812. The design of the bridge was innovative for the period, using a light-weight design of cast-iron lattice ribs to support the road deck in a single span, and appears to be a scaled-down version of a Thomas Telford bridge at Meole Brace, Shropshire. The bridge is the only surviving Telford-approved cast-iron bridge in Shropshire, and is a Grade II* listed building and scheduled monument. It originally carried the turnpike road from Shrewsbury to Acton Burnell. ()

Completed: 1818 (206 years ago)Length: 31 ftCoordinates: 52°39'6"N, 2°42'53"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Wroxeter Roman City, New Meadow, Attingham Park, St Andrew's Church.

3.3 miNE
Town, Historical place, Archaeological museum
Wroxeter Roman City, Wroxeter
85 min walk • Viroconium or Uriconium, formally Viroconium Cornoviorum, was a Roman city, one corner of which is now occupied by Wroxeter, a small village in Shropshire, England, about 5 miles east-south-east of Shrewsbury.
2.9 miNW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport
New Meadow, Shrewsbury
75 min walk • New Meadow, also known as Montgomery Waters Meadow for sponsorship purposes, is a stadium situated on the southern outskirts of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, between the districts of Meole Brace and Sutton Farm, and close to the A5.
3 miNE
Museum, Historical place, Garden
Attingham Park, Shrewsbury
78 min walk • Attingham Park is an English country house and estate in Shropshire. Located near the village of Atcham, on the B4380 Shrewsbury to Wellington road. It is owned by the National Trust. It is a Grade I listed building. Attingham Park was built in 1785 for Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick.
3.1 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture, Romanesque architecture
St Andrew's Church, Wroxeter
80 min walk • St Andrew's Church is a redundant Church of England parish church in the village of Wroxeter, Shropshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
2.1 miNE
11th-century abbey and historic displays
Shrewsbury Abbey, Shrewsbury
54 min walk • The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Shrewsbury is an ancient foundation in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. The Abbey was founded in 1083 as a Benedictine monastery by the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery.
2.9 miS
Forts and castles
Acton Burnell Castle
74 min walk • Acton Burnell Castle is a 13th-century fortified manor house, located near the village of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England. It is believed that the first Parliament of England at which the Commons were fully represented was held here in 1283.
2.3 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Eata's Church, Wroxeter
60 min walk • St Eata's Church is in the village of Atcham, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Shrewsbury, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield. Its benefice is united with that of St Giles-with-Sutton, Shrewsbury.
2.9 miS
Church
St. Mary's Church
73 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England, and stands near the ruins of Acton Burnell Castle. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.
0.9 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture
All Saints Church, Wroxeter
23 min walk • All Saints Church is in the village of Berrington, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.
2.9 miS
Church
Grade I listed churches in Shropshire
73 min walk • Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. In 2009 the historic county was divided into two unitary authorities, Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.
3.6 miN
Monastery
Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury
92 min walk • Haughmond Abbey is a ruined, medieval, Augustinian monastery a few miles from Shrewsbury, England. It was probably founded in the early 12th century and was closely associated with the FitzAlan family, who became Earls of Arundel, and some of their wealthier vassals and allies.