Tadpole Bridge | |
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 Tadpole bridge in December mist | |
| Coordinates | 51°42′08″N 1°31′00″W / 51.702248°N 1.516643°W |
| Carries | Thames Path, Road |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | Bampton, Oxfordshire |
| Maintained by | Oxfordshire County Council |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | arch |
| Material | Stone |
| Height | 14 feet 10 inches (4.52 m) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| Load limit | 18 tonnes (18 long tons; 20 short tons) |
| History | |
| Opened | late 18th century |
| Location | |
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Tadpole Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, carrying a road between Bampton to the north and Buckland to the south. It crosses the Thames on the reach above Shifford Lock. It is a Grade II listed building.[1] The bridge dates from the late 18th century, the earliest reference to it being in 1784. It is built of stone, and consists of one large arch.[2] A bronze Roman bracelet was retrieved from the Thames nearby.[3] There is a public house near Tadpole Bridge called The Trout. Thacker noted that at one time the legend over the door read "The Trout, kept by A. Herring".[2] The Trout is now a hotel and gastropub.[4] The Thames Path crosses Tadpole Bridge.
- ^ "Tadpole Bridge and flanking walls". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b Thacker, Fred. S. (1968) [1920]. The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. not cited.
- ^ Yarrow, Ian (1974). Berkshire (2nd ed.). London: Robert Hale & Company. p. 329.
- ^ The Trout at Tadpole Bridge