Chesters Bridge, Hadrian's Wall

#154 among attractions in Hadrian's Wall

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Chesters Bridge was a Roman bridge over the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England, and adjacent to the Roman fort of Cilurnum on Hadrian's Wall. The fort, mentioned in the Notitia Dignitatum, and now identified with the fort found at Chesters, was known as Cilurnum or Cilurvum. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°1'30"N, 2°8'17"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Chesters Roman Fort and Museum, Cilurnum, Hadrian's Wall Path, Chollerford Bridge.

~1260 ftN
Museum
Chesters Roman Fort and Museum, Hexham
7 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
~420 ftNW
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Cilurnum, Hadrian's Wall
3 min walk • Cilurnum or Cilurvum was a fort on Hadrian's Wall mentioned in the Notitia Dignitatum. It is now identified with the fort found at Chesters near the village of Walwick, Northumberland, England. It was built in 123 AD, just after the wall's completion.
0.6 miNE
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Hadrian's Wall Path, Hadrian's Wall
16 min walk • Hadrian's Wall Path is a long-distance footpath in the north of England, which became the 15th National Trail in 2003. It runs for 84 miles, from Wallsend on the east coast of England to Bowness-on-Solway on the west coast.
0.5 miNE
Bridge
Chollerford Bridge, Hadrian's Wall
14 min walk • Chollerford Bridge is a stone bridge that replaced an earlier medieval bridge crossing the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
0.9 miE
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Milecastle 26, Hadrian's Wall
23 min walk • Milecastle 26 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its position is slightly to the south of, but mostly covered by the B6318 Military Road. and it is located around 700 metres east of the B6318 Military Road's junction with the A6079.
1 miE
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Planetrees, Hadrian's Wall
27 min walk • Planetrees is an extant section of Hadrian's Wall named after the farm located around 250 metres to the west. The surviving section is 35 metres in length.
~410 ftNW
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Milecastle 27, Hadrian's Wall
2 min walk • Milecastle 27 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It was located on the line of Hadrian's Wall, approximately midway between the A6079 and the River North Tyne.
1 miNW
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Milecastle 28, Hadrian's Wall
25 min walk • Milecastle 28 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall in England. No remains are currently visible. Its location is immediately to the south of the B6318 Military Road in Walwick.

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Which popular attractions are close to Chesters Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Milecastle 27, Hadrian's Wall (2 min walk), Cilurnum, Hadrian's Wall (3 min walk), Chesters Roman Fort and Museum, Hexham (7 min walk), Chollerford Bridge, Hadrian's Wall (14 min walk).