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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Winch Bridge like this:
Winch Bridge, suspension bridge across the river Tees, North-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles NW. of Middleton in Teesdale; is said to be the earliest suspension bridge in Europe; the Tees rushes through a rocky gorge here with great force.
Winch Bridge is now part of COUNTY DURHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how COUNTY DURHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Winch Bridge itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Winch Bridge, in County Durham and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24536
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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