Shipton Bridge
Location/Address
Shipton Bridge, Aylesbury Road, Winslow
Type
Description
The current Shipton Bridge and causeway were built in 1792 and by-passed by a new bridge on the A413 in 1937 (Peter Gulland, The Toll Roads of Buckinghamshire, 102). There have been numerous repairs, notably after a milk tanker crashed in 1932, but much of the eighteenth-century structure survives. Some of it may predate 1792 as there was already a bridge for the turnpike which was badly affected by flooding. The bridge appears in Marshall G. Hall, Historic Bridges of Buckinghamshire, no.32.
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Historic bridge of local significanceAge
Late-18th century structure, with later repairsHistoric Interest
Part of the 18th-century turnpikeLandmark Status
A prominent feature at the foot of the hill leading into Winslow, and a destination for Winslow walkersImages and Documents
Date Listed
n/a
Last Updated
16 Mar 2022