Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire
| Stamford Bridge | |
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 William Etty's 1727 bridge across the Derwent |
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 Stamford Bridge
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| Stamford Bridge shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Population | 3,528 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SE710550 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO41 |
| Dialling code | 01759 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | |
Stamford Bridge is a village and civil parish on the River Derwent in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of York and 22 miles (35 km) west of Driffield. The village lies on the border with the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire.
The village sits astride an ancient ford on the River Derwent.
The Romans established a fort here about 70 AD, around which later developed a large linear civilian settlement focused on a bridge one mile (1.6 km) south of the present town. Iter I of the Antonine Itinerary lists "Derventio" as being seven Roman miles from Eboracum (York) which matches the distance from York. In relation to known discoveries under the town of Malton, antiquaries always assumed that Malton should be called Derventio. The remains at Stamford Bridge were not known to them, lying undiscovered under arable and pasture fields until quite recently.
The Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September 1066 marked the end of the Viking era in Britain.
The settlement was called Pons Belli by the Normans, meaning battle bridge. Rents of freeholders and cottagers were recorded in 1368 and there was a common oven recorded the same year.
The A166 east-west road crossing the river at Stamford Bridge is one of the main roads from York to the East Riding and the coast. The road bridge in the village was closed on 5 March 2007, for just over 11 weeks, so that essential repairs could be carried out, in light of the enormous volume of traffic that uses it, exceptional for such an old bridge (dating from 1727). The bridge re-opened on 22 May.
In 1882 the population was 449; in the 2011 UK census the parish population was 3,528, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 3,394.
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