Tadpole Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Tadpole Bridge
Carries:Thames Path, Road
Crosses:River Thames
Locale:Bampton, Oxfordshire
Maint:Oxfordshire County Council
Design:arch
Material:stone
Spans:1
Height:14inchesft10inchesin (ftin)
Load:18tonne
Open:late 18th century
Coordinates:51.7022°N -1.5166°W

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] 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.[3] The Thames Path crosses Tadpole Bridge.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tadpole Bridge and flanking walls. National Heritage List for England. Historic England. 22 October 2017.
  2. Book: The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs . Thacker, Fred. S. . Newton Abbot . David and Charles . 1920 . 1968 . not cited .
  3. http://www.trout-inn.co.uk/ The Trout at Tadpole Bridge