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Swarkestone Bridge is a medieval bridge crossing the River Trent between the villages of Swarkestone and Stanton by Bridge, about 6 miles south of Derby.[1]

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  1. 29 relations: A514 road, Battle of Culloden, Burton upon Trent, Causeway, Cavalier, Charles Edward Stuart, County surveyor, Coventry, Derby, Derbyshire, English Civil War, Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire, Jacobite rising of 1745, Leicestershire, List of crossings of the River Trent, Listed buildings in Stanton by Bridge, Middle Ages, Nikolaus Pevsner, Norman Conquest, Nottingham, Penguin Books, Prestwold, River Trent, Roundhead, Scheduled monument, Scotland, Stanton by Bridge, Swarkestone, Thomas Harrison (architect).

  2. Bridges across the River Trent
  3. Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire

A514 road

The A514 road is a road in Derbyshire, England.

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Battle of Culloden

The Battle of Culloden took place on 16 April 1746, near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.

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Burton upon Trent

Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire.

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Causeway

A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water".

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Cavalier

The term "Cavalier" was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of England and his son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 –). It was later adopted by the Royalists themselves.

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Charles Edward Stuart

Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart (31 December 1720 – 30 January 1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1766 as Charles III.

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County surveyor

A county surveyor is a public official in the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Coventry

Coventry is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne.

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Derby

Derby is a city and unitary authority area on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England.

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Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651.

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Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire

There are over 9000 Grade I listed buildings in England.

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Jacobite rising of 1745

The Jacobite rising of 1745 was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart. It took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, when the bulk of the British Army was fighting in mainland Europe, and proved to be the last in a series of revolts that began in March 1689, with major outbreaks in 1715 and 1719.

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Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

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List of crossings of the River Trent

This is a list of crossings of the River Trent, a major river flowing through the Midlands of England. Swarkestone Bridge and list of crossings of the River Trent are bridges across the River Trent.

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Listed buildings in Stanton by Bridge

Stanton by Bridge is a civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Nikolaus Pevsner

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, The Buildings of England (1951–74).

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Norman Conquest

The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.

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Nottingham

Nottingham (locally) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England.

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Penguin Books

Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house.

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Prestwold

Prestwold is a hamlet and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England.

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River Trent

The Trent is the third longest river in the United Kingdom.

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Roundhead

Roundheads were the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War (1642–1651).

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Scheduled monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Stanton by Bridge

Stanton by Bridge is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. Swarkestone Bridge and Stanton by Bridge are South Derbyshire District.

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Swarkestone

Swarkestone is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. Swarkestone Bridge and Swarkestone are South Derbyshire District.

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Thomas Harrison (architect)

Thomas Harrison (7 August (baptised) 1744 – 29 March 1829) was an English architect and bridge engineer who trained in Rome, where he studied classical architecture.

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See also

Bridges across the River Trent

Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarkestone_Bridge