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Croft Bridge
Croft Bridge is a road bridge over the River Tees, straddling the border between North Yorkshire and County Durham, in the north of England. The road over the bridge is now the A167 road, A167, previously a second branch of the Great North Road (Great Britain), Great North Road, meeting the old road in Darlington. The bridge dates back to Middle Ages, Medieval times, and is the setting for the awarding of a sword to the incoming Bishop of Durham. History The origins of the bridge are in the 14th century, with documents referring to a bridge at the site in 1356 and 1361, though it is possible that either a ford or a timber bridge pre-dated the stone bridge. A grant of pontage was made in 1356 for repairs to the bridge as it had been damaged by severe flooding. In 1531 it was described as being "...[a] grete bridge at Crofte, beinge of sixe myghte large pillars and of seven arches of stone worke..." Until the building of Blackwell Bridge in 1832 (further upstream) all traffic to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A167 Road
The A167 and A167(M) is a road in North East England. It is partially a trunk road and partially a motorway, where it is commonly referred to as Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle Central Motorway. Most of the road's route was formerly that of the A1 road (Great Britain), A1, until it was re-routed with the opening of the A1(M) in the 1960s. Route The route starts from the A168 road, A168 at Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, Topcliffe, North Yorkshire and runs to Cowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, Cowgate, Tyne and Wear where the route splits in two. The northern fork continues to Kenton Bar, where it meets the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 and the A696 road, A696, while the southern fork heads west, again terminating at the A1 road (Great Britain), A1, this time at Westerhope. From the Topcliffe A168 Junction, the route runs north through Northallerton, and crosses the A66 road just east of the A66(M) section. It runs on through Darlington, across A1(M) junction 59, and on to Newton Aycliffe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rising Of The North
The Rising of the North of 1569, also called the Revolt of the Northern Earls, Northern Rebellion or the Rebellion of the Earls, was an unsuccessful attempt by Catholicism, Catholic nobles from Northern England to depose Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots. Background Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I succeeded her half-sister Mary I as queen of England in 1558. Elizabeth's accession was disputed due to the questioned legitimacy of the marriage of her parents (Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn), and Elizabeth's own questioned legitimacy due to the Second Succession Act, Act of Succession 1536. Under Henry VIII and his advisor Thomas Cromwell, power was gradually shifted from regional institutions to royal control. This course was encouraged by Elizabeth's counsellors such as William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, William Cecil and a policy of centralization was the approach favoured by Elizabeth herself at least in regards to the northern border region. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossings Of The River Tees
Crossings may refer to: * ''Crossings'' (Buffy novel), a 2002 original novel based on the U.S. television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Crossings (game), a two-player abstract strategy board game invented by Robert Abbott * ''Crossings'' (Herbie Hancock album), 1972 * ''Crossings'' (journal), an academic journal on art * ''Crossings'' (Red Garland album), 1978 * ''Crossings'' (Steel novel), a 1982 novel by Danielle Steel * ''Crossings'' (Tony Rice album), 1994 * ''Crossings'' (TV miniseries), a 1986 miniseries directed by Karen Arthur, starring Cheryl Ladd and Lee Horsley and * ''Crossings'' (TV series), a Malaysian dark comedy drama series * Pedestrian crossing, a designated point on a road at which some means are employed to assist pedestrians wishing to cross * Zebra crossing, also known as a crosswalk See also * Crossing (other) * The Crossing (other) The Crossing may refer to: Books * The Crossing (play), ''The Crossing'' (play), a 2006 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Crossings Of The River Tees
The River Tees forms the traditional border between Yorkshire and County Durham, passes through the Teesside Urban area built-up area, and has many crossings. The natural low-lying landscape of the surrounding landscape together with the development of shipping on the water way has led a number of unusual bridges being built. History of crossings An early crossing of the Tees was made by the Roman Britain, Romans, with the construction of a Piercebridge Roman Bridge, bridge at Piercebridge, along with a Piercebridge Roman Fort, corresponding fortress. The bridge was built on the route of Dere Street, and as a result it likely saw a great deal of military traffic going between the Roman York, fortress at York and the Hadrian's Wall, northern frontier. It was first built in wood around 90 AD, before being rebuilt in stone, possibly when the first bridge washed away. The use of the bridge may have continued into the Sub-Roman Britain, sub-Roman period. Crossings of the Tees contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Croft-on-Tees
Croft-on-Tees is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It contains 31 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Croft-on-Tees and the surrounding countryside. Most of the listed buildings are houses, cottages and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings, and the others include a church, a tomb in the churchyard, three bridges and a hotel. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Croft-on-Tees Lists of listed buildings in North Yorkshire Croft-on-Tees, Listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade I Listed Buildings In North Yorkshire (district)
There are over 9,000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the unitary authority area of North Yorkshire. List of buildings See also * Grade I listed buildings in the City of York * Grade I listed buildings in Redcar and Cleveland * Grade I listed buildings in Middlesbrough (borough) * Grade I listed buildings in Stockton-on-Tees * Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Notes References {{GradeIListedbuilding North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Habgood
John Stapylton Habgood, Baron Habgood, (23 June 1927 – 6 March 2019) was a British Anglican bishop, academic, and life peer. He was Bishop of Durham from 1973 to 1983, and Archbishop of York from 18 November 1983 to 1995. In 1995, he was made a life peer and so continued to serve in the House of Lords after stepping down as archbishop. He took a leave of absence in later life, and in 2011 was one of the first peers to explicitly retire from the Lords. Personal life Habgood was born in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, on 23 June 1927, the son of Dr Arthur Henry Habgood and his wife Vera. He was educated at Eton College, Eton, King's College, Cambridge and Ripon College Cuddesdon. A University of Cambridge, University Scientific demonstration, Demonstrator in Pharmacology from 1950, he became a fellow of King's College, Cambridge in 1952. Also in 1952, he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree for his thesis titled "Hyperalgesia: an electro-physiological approach". In 1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Palatine Of Durham
The County Palatine of Durham was a jurisdiction in the North of England, within which the bishop of Durham had rights usually exclusive to the monarch. It developed from the Liberty of Durham, which emerged in the Anglo-Saxon period. The gradual acquisition of powers by the bishops led to Durham being recognised as a palatinate by the late thirteenth century, one of several such counties in England during the Middle Ages. The county palatine had its own government and institutions, which broadly mirrored those of the monarch and included several judicial courts. From the sixteenth century the palatine rights of the bishops were gradually reduced, and were finally abolished in 1836. The last palatine institution to survive was the court of chancery, which was abolished in 1972. The palatine included the contemporary ceremonial county of Durham except southern Teesdale, the parts of Tyne and Wear south of the Tyne, and had exclaves in Northumberland and North Yorkshire ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neasham
Neasham is a village approximately four miles to the south east of Darlington in County Durham, England. Geography and recreation The village sits on the banks of the River Tees which, at that point, marks the border between the counties of Durham and North Yorkshire. The crossing at the River Tees at Neasham is the point of the great road north and the point where the bishops crossed into Co Durham (the Land of the Prince Bishops). The layout of Neasham consists of one main street, Teesway, which runs west to east for about half a mile plus some minor turn-offs with residences. In the summer visitors come to the village for canoeing, fishing, cycling and horseriding. Demographics Events ''Bonfire night''- on the playing field next to the river the village holds a huge bonfire with local people starting to collect branches, furniture etc. in early September. In 2006 Stockton Borough Council tried to stop the bonfire because of health and safety but failed. Afterwards there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sockburn Worm
In the folklore of Northumbria, the Sockburn Worm was a ferocious wyvern that laid waste to the village of Sockburn in Durham, England, Durham. It was said that the beast was finally slain by John Conyers. The tale is said to be the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's poem ''Jabberwocky'' which he wrote while in Croft-on-Tees and Whitburn, South Tyneside, Whitburn. Possible origins The tale of the worm may be inspired by the longships of marauding Vikings, who carved the heads of Worms (''Ormr'') on the Bow (ship), bow; however, this does not take into account the commonness of dragons in Germanic folklore including that of north-east England, Northumbria (see the The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh, Laidly and Lambton Worms as well as the Worm of Linton). Traditions Each newly consecrated Bishop of Durham, Bishop-Prince of Durham, while entering the Bishopric for the first time at the local Ford or over the Croft Bridge, bridge over the River Tees at Croft-on-Tees, was presente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falchion
A falchion (; Old French: ''fauchon''; Latin: ''falx'', "sickle") is a one-handed, backsword, single-edged sword of European origin. Falchions are found in different forms from around the 13th century up to and including the 16th century. In some versions, the falchion looks rather like the seax and later the sabre, and in other versions more like a machete with a crossguard. Types The blade designs of falchions varied widely across the continent and over time. They almost always included a single edge with a slight curve on the blade towards the point on the end and most were also affixed with a quilloned crossguard for the hilt in the manner of the contemporary arming swords. Unlike the double-edged swords of Europe, few actual swords of this type have survived to the present day; fewer than a dozen specimens are currently known. A number of weapons similar to the falchion existed in Western Europe, including the Messer (weapon), Messer, hanger (weapon), hanger and the backs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Durham
The bishop of Durham is head of the diocese of Durham in the province of York. The diocese is one of the oldest in England and its bishop is a member of the House of Lords. Paul Butler (bishop), Paul Butler was the most recent bishop of Durham until his retirement in February 2024. The bishop is officially styled ''The Right Reverend (First Name), by Divine Providence Lord Bishop of Durham'', but this full title is rarely used. In signatures, the bishop's family name is replaced by ''Dunelm'', from the Latin name for Durham (the Latinised form of Old English ''Dunholm''). In the past, bishops of Durham varied their signatures between ''Dunelm'' and the French language, French ''Duresm''. Prior to 1836 the bishop had significant State (polity), temporal powers over the liberty of Durham and later the County Palatine of Durham, county palatine of Durham. The bishop, with the bishop of Bath and Wells, escorts the sovereign at the Coronation of the British monarch, coronation. Durh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
