Coordinates: 51°42′08″N 1°31′00″W / 51.702248°N 1.516643°W / 51.702248; -1.516643

Tadpole Bridge

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Tadpole Bridge
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Tadpole bridge in 2018
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CarriesThames Path, Road
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleBampton, Oxfordshire
Maintained byOxfordshire County Council
Characteristics
Designarch
MaterialStone
Height14 feet 10 inches (4.52 m)
No. of spans1
Load limit18 tonnes (18 long tons; 20 short tons)
History
Openedlate 18th century
Location
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Tadpole Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, carrying a road between Bampton to the north and Buckland to the south. It crosses the Thames on the reach above Shifford Lock. It is a Grade II listed building.[1] The bridge dates from the late 18th century, the earliest reference to it being in 1784. It is built of stone, and consists of one large arch.[2] A bronze Roman bracelet was retrieved from the Thames nearby.[3] There is a public house near Tadpole Bridge called The Trout. Thacker noted that at one time the legend over the door read "The Trout, kept by A. Herring".[2] The Trout is now a hotel and gastropub.[4] The Thames Path crosses Tadpole Bridge.

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