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Featherstone Bridge is a stone arch bridge across the
River South Tyne The River Tyne is a river in North East England. Its length (excluding tributaries) is . It is formed by the North Tyne and the South Tyne, which converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Wat ...
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Featherstone Featherstone is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, two miles south-west of Pontefract. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 2011 ...
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Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ...
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History

This structure is a stone arch bridge completed in 1775. It is a Grade II* listed structure. There is a plaque above the keystone on inner face of the west
parapet A parapet is a barrier that is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/breast'). Whe ...
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References

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River South Tyne The River Tyne is a river in North East England. Its length (excluding tributaries) is . It is formed by the North Tyne and the South Tyne, which converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Wat ...
, upstream = Diamond Oak Bridge , upsub = Road and {{UK NCN route, route=68 , downstream = Haltwhistle A69 Bridge, West , downsub = {{UK road, A69 , type = road bridge , table = end , location = NY675619 Bridges in Northumberland Crossings of the River Tyne Grade II* listed buildings in Northumberland