Stanton by Bridge is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

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county of

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 246.

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St Michael's Church is on some of the highest ground. The church mostly dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, though with some

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stonework. The porches and roofs of the church were rebuilt in 1860.Stanton by Bridge
Philip Heath,

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report, accessed April 2011 As its name suggests Stanton by Bridge is located next to a major bridge: the ancient

Swarkestone Bridge 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. It is currently Grade I Listed and a scheduled monument. History The bridge was built i ...

, which carries the main

A514 road The A514 road is a road in Derbyshire, England. Route It is a stretch of single-carriageway road which runs south from Derby city centre . It crosses the A5111 Derby ring road before a separated grade junction with the dual-carriageway A5 ...

over the

River Trent The Trent is the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its Source (river or stream), source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midland ...

. Administratively, Stanton by Bridge forms part of the district of

South Derbyshire South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The population of the local authority at the 2011 Census was 94,611. It contains a third of the National Forest, and the council offices are in Swadlincote. The district a ...

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