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Greta Bridge[edit]
Natural England maps[edit]
The village lies on the eastern flanks of the North Pennines.
| Feature | Name | Listed | Map [Help 1] |
Latitude N – S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge | Greta Bridge (Grade II*) – River Greta. | [Web 1] | [Map 1] | 513170 |
| Roman road | Watling Street (North) – The Street. | [Map 2] | 513170 | |
| Roman road | The Street Tutta Beck source confluence. |
[Map 3] | 513690 | |
| Listed building | Greta Bridge village – Listed buildings. | [Map 4] | 513170 | |
| Roman fort | Greta Bridge Roman fort – Maglona. | [Map 5] | 513170 | |
| AONB | Eastern flanks of the North Pennines.[a] | [Map 6] | 513170 | |
| Confluence | Tutta Beck > River Greta.[Help 1] | [Map 7] | 513510 | |
| Confluence | River Greta > River Tees.[Help 1] Meeting of the waters – Dairy bridge. |
[Map 8] | 514510 |
Local history[edit]
Prior to the arrival of the railways, Greta Bridge had been an important overnight stop for the London to Carlisle coach. Visitors to the area would stay at one of the three coaching inns in the village. [b]
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Roman road[edit]
Watling street[edit]
Roman fort[edit]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
Web[edit]
- ^ Historic England. "GRETA BRIDGE (1160430)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ *"The 17th Century Days of the Mail Coach". The Morritt Hotel. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
Maps[edit]
- ^ "Greta Bridge". Natural England.
- ^ "Greta Bridge Roman road". Natural England.
- ^ "The Street – Tutta Beck source confluence". Natural England.
- ^ "Greta Bridge village – Listed buildings". Natural England.
- ^ "Greta Bridge Roman fort". Natural England.
- ^ "Eastern flanks of the North Pennines". Natural England.
- ^ "Confluence of Tutta Beck – River Greta". Natural England.
- ^ "Confluence of River Greta – River Tees". Natural England.
- ^ a b c MAGiC MaP – Help
- Use Table of Contents for Colour mapping.
- There may be intermittent problems with the magic.defra.gov.uk website, if so then try again another time.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Greta Bridge is about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of the AONB.
- ^ The Morritt Hotel – Days of the Mail Coach
..."The present Morritt dates back to the late 17th Century
..."Through the 17th Century ...Greta Bridge was the second overnight stop for the London-Carlisle mail coach, bringing with it a considerable number of visitors.
..."There were three inns at Greta Bridge, including The George, and the New Inn, which is now Thorpe Farm ...[Web 2]
Sources[edit]
External links[edit]
- Tynedale Hadrian's Wall Group Guides to Hadrian’s Wall and the Northern Frontier of Roman Britain.
- The Morritt Hotel The Morritt Hotel and Garage Spa.