Farndon Bridge, Holt

Name: Farndon Bridge
Address: Holt, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Holt

Top attraction, Bridge

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Farndon Bridge or Holt Bridge, crosses the River Dee and the England-Wales border between the village of Farndon, Cheshire, England and the town of Holt, Wrexham, Wales. The bridge, which was built in the mid-14th century, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England and by Cadw as a designated Grade I listed building and scheduled monument. It is built from locally quarried red sandstone and had eight arches, of which five are over the river. On the Farndon side there is one flood arch and two flood arches are on the Holt side. ()

Opened: 1339 (685 years ago)Coordinates: 53°5'1"N, 2°52'47"W

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Holt United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Eaton Chapel, The Flash Lake, All Saints' Church, St Chad's Church.

4 miN
Church
Eaton Chapel
102 min walk • Eaton Chapel is a private chapel to the north of Eaton Hall in Eaton Park, near the village of Eccleston, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
The Flash Lake, Gresford
104 min walk • The Flash or Gresford Flash is a lake located near Borras, Wrexham, Wales. The Flash is an artificial lake which is commonly used for sailing and other recreational pursuits.
4.1 miW
Church
All Saints' Church, Gresford
104 min walk • All Saints' Church stands in the former coal mining village of Gresford in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is a large, mainly late 15th-century church in a slightly red sandstone, in many ways more typical of nearby Cheshire churches.
~570 ftNE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Chad's Church, Holt
3 min walk • St Chad's Church is in the village of Farndon, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas. Its benefice is combined with that of St Mary, Coddington.
~960 ftS
Church
St Chad's Church, Holt
5 min walk • St Chad's Church, Holt, is in the town of Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales overlooking the River Dee and the Wales–England border. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Alyn, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph. The church is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building.
3.2 miN
Church
St John the Baptist's Church
81 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church is in the village of Aldford, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas.
2.8 miE
Museum, Specialty museum
Stretton Watermill
72 min walk • Stretton Watermill is a working historic watermill in Stretton, Cheshire, England. It is owned and administered by Cheshire West and Chester Council.
3.4 miNW
Antiques, Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Christ Church, Rossett
86 min walk • Christ Church is a church of the Church in Wales, situated in Rossett, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II listed building. Christ Church is an active Anglican church in the Alyn Mission Area, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph.
0.5 miN
Memorial
Obelisk Commemorating Roger Barnston
13 min walk • The Barnston Memorial is an obelisk in Churton Road, Farndon, Cheshire, England. It commemorates Roger Barnston, a military officer who died in 1857 from wounds sustained at the Siege of Lucknow.
3.9 miN
Park
Eaton Hall
100 min walk • Eaton Hall is the country house of the Duke of Westminster. It is 1 mile south of the village of Eccleston, in Cheshire, England. The house is surrounded by its own formal gardens, parkland, farmland and woodland. The estate covers about 10,872 acres. The first substantial house was built in the 17th century.
2.6 miE
Church
St Mary'[s
68 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the civil parish of Coddington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.