Historic bridges · North West England
Clapper Bridge
Also known as: The Hall Bridge, Pont llechfeini
Clapper Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Colne · 5.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Clapper Bridge is a historic bridge in Lancashire, North-West England. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Pendle and Clitheroe parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Colne, about 5.1 km away. Postcode area BB8.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A clapper bridge is an ancient form of bridge found on the moors of the English West Country (Bodmin Moor, Dartmoor and Exmoor) and in other upland areas of the United Kingdom including Snowdonia and Anglesey, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire, and in northern Wester Ross and north-west Sutherland in Scotland. It is formed by large flat slabs of stone, often granite or schist. These can be supported on stone piers across rivers, or rest on the banks of streams.
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Background
History
Although often credited with prehistoric origin, most were erected in medieval times, and some in later centuries. They are often situated close to a ford where carts could cross. According to the Dartmoor National Park, the word 'clapper' derives ultimately from an Anglo-Saxon word, , meaning 'bridging the stepping stones'; the Oxford English Dictionary gives the intermediate Medieval Latin form , , "of Gaulish origin", with an initial meaning of "a pile of stones".
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- Coordinates
- 53.8490, -2.1043
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Pendle
- Parish
- Trawden Forest
- Postcode
- BB8 8SY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Nearest railway station
- Colne — 5.1 km
Sources
- osm: w254161438 (ODbL)
- commons: The Hall Bridge-IMG 9144.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Clapper bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Clapper Bridge?
- Clapper Bridge is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BB8 8SY), in the parish of Trawden Forest.
- Is Clapper Bridge a protected site?
- Yes — Clapper Bridge is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Clapper Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Clapper Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Clapper Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Colne, about 5.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BB8 8SY.