Chesters Bridge
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: bridge in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Abutment of Roman Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cilurnum and Milecastle 27.
Cilurnum
Archaeological site
Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, Public domain.
Cilurnum or Cilurvum was an ancient Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall at Chesters near the village of Walwick, Northumberland. It is also known as Walwick Chesters to distinguish it from Great Chesters fort and Halton Chesters. Cilurnum is situated 860 feet west of Chesters Bridge.
Milecastle 27
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Milecastle 27 is situated 880 feet east of Chesters Bridge.
Clayton Museum
Museum
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clayton Museum is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Chesters Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Low Brunton and Chollerford.
Low Brunton
Hamlet
Low Brunton is a small village in Northumberland, England. Nearby settlements include Humshaugh, Chollerford and Walwick.
Chollerford
Village
Photo: Bobthebilda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chollerford is a village in Northumberland, England, approximately four miles north of Hexham on the B6318, the Military Road, not far from Hadrian's Wall.
Wall
Village
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wall is a village in Northumberland, England situated to the north of Hexham close by the River North Tyne and Hadrian's Wall. The Battle of Heavenfield was fought nearby. The village has one pub and a garage.
Chesters Bridge
- Categories: Roman bridge, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.02509° or 55° 1′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.13582° or 2° 8′ 9″ westElevation
187 feet (57 metres)Open location code
9C7V2VG7+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 2003102778OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Chesters Bridge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Chesters Roman bridge”
- Central Kurdish: “پردی چێستەرز”
- Czech: “Chesters Bridge”
- Dutch: “Chesters Bridge”
- French: “pont de Chesters”
- French: “Pont de Chesters”
- German: “Römerbrücke Chesters”
- Italian: “Ponte di Chesters”
- Swedish: “Chesters Bridge”
- Swedish: “Chesters Roman bridge”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as Waterside and Chesters Tea Room.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chesters Bridge”. Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.