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Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire

This Stone was erected to remember the Battle of Stamford Bridge when King Harold of England defeated his brother Tostig and King Hadraada of Norway on 25 September 1066.

Stamford Bridge is a village on the River Derwent, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in Great Britain.[1] It is about 7 miles (11 km) east of York and 18 miles (29 km) north of Selby.[1]

History

The village sits on an old river crossing over the Derwent river. The Romans established a fort here about 70 AD. Later a settlement of the same name was here. The Battle of Stamford Bridge was fought here on 25 September 1066.[2] The battle marked the end of the Viking era in England.

Stamford Bridge, East Riding Of Yorkshire Media

  • The Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066 memorial

  • A coin from the Roman times of Emperor Proculus was recovered in Stamford Bridge in 2012

  • Village flood in October 2000

  • Former cornmill as Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.Art from the Start Ltd. - [1]

  • The road bridge over the River Derwent

  • Bay Horse - Main Street, Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

  • Homecare - Square, Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

  • Strensall Medical Practice - Square, Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

  • Stamford Bridge Railway Station site

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas Langdale, A Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire (Northallerton: J. Langdale, 1809), p. 196
  2. ↑ David Clark, Battlefield Walks in Yorkshire (Wilmslow: Sigma Leisure, 2002), p. 10



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