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|year= 1986 |title= The Northern Counties to AD 1000 |publisher= [[Longman]] |isbn= 0-582-49276-9 }} |
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*{{cite book |last1= MacKillop |first1= James |author-link= James MacKillop (author) |
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|year= 2004 |title= Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology |publisher= [[Oxford University Press]] |isbn= 0-19-860967-1 }} |
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*{{cite book |last1= Oliver |first1= Neil |author-link= Neil Oliver |
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|year= 2012 |title= A History of Ancient Britain |publisher= [[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]] |isbn= 978-0753828861 }} |
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*{{cite book |last1= Rabbitts |first1= Paul |last2= Rabbitts |first2= David |
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|year= 2022 |title= Cotherstone: A Village in Teesdale |publisher= [[Amberley Publishing]] |isbn= 978-1398113831 }} |
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*{{cite book |last1= Rudd |first1= Michael D. C. |
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|year= 2007 |title= The Discovery of Teesdale |publisher= [[The History Press|Phillimore & Co Ltd]] |isbn= 978-1860774539}} |
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*{{cite book |last1= Warwick |first1= Tosh |last2= Parker |first2= Jenny |
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|year= 2016 |title= River Tees: From Source to Sea |publisher= [[Amberley Publishing]] |isbn= 978-1445634876 }} |
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*{{cite book |last1= Watts |first1= Victor |author-link= Victor Watts |
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|year= 2007 |title= The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names |publisher= [[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn= 978-0-521-16855-7 }} |
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Revision as of 05:13, 3 August 2024
| Greta Bridge | |
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 Greta Bridge, John Sell Cotman, c. 1806 | |
  Greta Bridge Location within County Durham | |
| OS grid reference | NZ086131 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Greta Bridge is a village on the River Greta in County Durham, England.
Geography and administration
Greta Bridge lies in the Pennine hills near to Barnard Castle. The bridge (now bypassed by the A66 trunk road) is over the River Greta just south of its confluence with the River Tees.
Greta Bridge lies within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District, Greta Bridge was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974 pursuant to the Local Government Act 1972.
Etymology
The village is named after the river and is Norse in derivation, from grót + á meaning "stony stream".[1]
History
A Roman fort and associated vicus (ancient name unknown) were located here, next to the major Roman road that became the modern A66.[2][3][4]
Greta Bridge is mentioned in Charles Dickens's novel The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as the site of Dotheboys School. Dickens mentions the "George and New Inn, Greta Bridge". This is thought to be a conflation of two coaching inns in or near Greta Bridge.
The famous painting the Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez was originally housed at Rokeby Park, near Greta Bridge. It is now in the National Gallery in London.
1 mile north is Mortham Tower, a fortified manor house dating from the 14th century, with a 15th-century tower.
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Mills, A. D. Dictionary of English Place-Names (1991) Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-283131-3
- ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 19926". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 1143630". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Vanderbilt, S. "Places: 496316189 (Greta Bridge)". Pleiades. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
Web
Listed
Maps
Notes
Sources
- Higham, Nick (1986). The Northern Counties to AD 1000. Longman. ISBN 0-582-49276-9.
- MacKillop, James (2004). Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860967-1.
- Oliver, Neil (2012). A History of Ancient Britain. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0753828861.
- Rabbitts, Paul; Rabbitts, David (2022). Cotherstone: A Village in Teesdale. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1398113831.
- Rudd, Michael D. C. (2007). The Discovery of Teesdale. Phillimore & Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1860774539.
- Warwick, Tosh; Parker, Jenny (2016). River Tees: From Source to Sea. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445634876.
- Watts, Victor (2007). The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-16855-7.
External links
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