Piercebridge is a village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of Durham, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 113.[1] It is situated a few miles west of the town of Darlington. It is on the site of a Roman fort of AD 260–270, which was built at the point where Dere Street crossed the River Tees. Part of the fort is under the village green.[2] The village is sited where the York-Newstead Roman road known as Dere Street crosses the River Tees.[2]
The excavated Roman fort is open to the public and the remains of Piercebridge Roman Bridge over the Tees now lie around 90 metres (300 ft) south of the current course of the river, approximately 450 metres (1,480 ft) east of Piercebridge, at the east side of Cliffe, Richmondshire.
^"Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 February 2016.
^ abSimpson, David (1991–2009). "Roots of the Region". Piercebridge (County Durham). Retrieved 14 January 2010.
Piercebridge is a village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of Durham, England. The population of the civil parish...
Piercebridge Roman Fort is a scheduled ancient monument situated in the village of Piercebridge on the banks of the River Tees in modern-day County Durham...
dams and aqueducts Piercebridge Roman Bridge, next to Piercebridge Roman Fort, PiercebridgePiercebridge Roman Fort, Piercebridge Vinovia, (Binchester...
Piercebridge Roman Bridge is the ruin of a Roman bridge over the River Tees, northern England. It is near the villages of Cliffe (North Yorkshire) and...
the west of Darlington, on the north bank of the River Tees between Piercebridge to the west, and High Coniscliffe to the east. High and Low Carlbury...
Piercebridge railway station was a railway station serving the village of Piercebridge in County Durham, England. It was located on the Darlington and...
including the A1(M) (south of the River Tees), the B6275 road through Piercebridge, where Dere Street crosses the River Tees, and the A68 north of Corbridge...
The battle of Piercebridge was fought on 1 December 1642 in County Durham, England, during the First English Civil War. The Earl of Newcastle was advancing...
the Tees was made by the Romans, with the construction of a bridge at Piercebridge, along with a corresponding fortress. The bridge was built on the route...
parish of Bolam, County Durham, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Piercebridge on the Pilgrims' Way (the modern B6275 and the old Roman road of Dere...
A67 south-east past Gainford and Piercebridge to Darlington, passing under the A1 and A66. The section from Piercebridge to Hurworth flows over magnesian...
Henry Clay Work, who discovered a longcase clock in The George Hotel in Piercebridge, County Durham, England. When he asked about the clock, he was informed...
1856, with intermediate stations at Broomielaw, Winston, Gainford and Piercebridge. The terminus at Darlington only lasted five years. In 1856 the South...
north–south Roman road known as "Dere Street", which crossed the River Tees at Piercebridge, met the Roman road which went west through Bowes and Brough. It is where...
Mars Condates . . . At Coniscliffe, which lies about 1.6 km. east of Piercebridge. . . . Find date c.1709. Historic England ( Monument Number 23666 ) ...
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the section from Hopetown to Piercebridge was doubled (the contract being let in May 1869). The line from Piercebridge to Forcett Junction was doubled...
for the Royalists 23 October Battle of Edgehill 1 December Battle of Piercebridge 7 December Battle of Tadcaster 18 December First Sieges of Bradford (Battle...
Thewles Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Broomielaw Winston Gainford Piercebridge South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Stockton and Darlington Railway...
Thewles Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Broomielaw Winston Gainford Piercebridge South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Stockton and Darlington Railway...
Coniscliffe and Merrybent Middleton St. George Morton Palms Neasham Piercebridge Sadberge Summerhouse Walworth Whessoe Unparished areas The former Darlington...
v t e Roman bridges England Chesters Bridge Piercebridge Roman Bridge Pons Aelius France Pont Ambroix Pont de Bornègre Pont des Marchands Pont du Gard...
Thewles Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Broomielaw Winston Gainford Piercebridge South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Stockton and Darlington Railway...
v t e Roman bridges England Chesters Bridge Piercebridge Roman Bridge Pons Aelius France Pont Ambroix Pont de Bornègre Pont des Marchands Pont du Gard...
Thewles Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Broomielaw Winston Gainford Piercebridge South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Stockton and Darlington Railway...
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