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Potter Heigham Bridge

Free admission

Potter Heigham Bridge — scheduled monument-listed bridge in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
15 min–30 min
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

Potter Heigham Bridge is a scheduled monument-listed bridge in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1152457). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.

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Heritage listing

Potter Heigham Bridge Halt was a railway station on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which was opened to serve the boating traffic on the River Thurne. It was more conveniently situated to the Norfolk village of Potter Heigham than Potter Heigham station itself.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Potter Heigham Bridge Halt was a railway station on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which was opened to serve the boating traffic on the River Thurne. It was more conveniently situated to the Norfolk village of Potter Heigham than Potter Heigham station itself.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

In 1933 the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway introduced a small railcar “Tantivy” to enhance the summer service on the line between Yarmouth and Stalham. This allowed the introduction of seven new halts, which saved people walking a mile or more to the nearest station. The new halts were for Newtown, Caister Holiday Camp, California, Scratby, Little Ormesby, Potter Heigham Bridge and Sutton Staithe. Each of these was a request stop The station was closed as a wartime measure before passing briefly to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948 only to be closed by British Railways in 1959. }}

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Coordinates
52.7098, 1.5811
County
Norfolk
Parish
Repps with Bastwick
Postcode
NR29 5JQ
Parliamentary constituency
Great Yarmouth

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Potter Heigham Bridge?
Potter Heigham Bridge is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR29 5JQ), in the parish of Repps with Bastwick.
Is Potter Heigham Bridge a listed building?
Potter Heigham Bridge is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
Is Potter Heigham Bridge free to visit?
Yes, Potter Heigham Bridge is free to enter.
How do I get to Potter Heigham Bridge?
Drivers can navigate to postcode NR29 5JQ. It sits within the Great Yarmouth parliamentary constituency.