Piercebridge, Roman Bridge & Fort 🇬🇧

Come explore the quaint village of Piercebridge, on the border between Durham & Yorkshire.
Once a hub of transpost for 1500 years, from Roman times (on Dere Street, the east of Englands crossing point of the river Tees for the Romans, up to the 1700's where The George coaching house was a stopping point on the North/South route (with Dick Turpin allegedly staying here).
Piercebridge is on the site of a Roman fort of AD 260-270, which was built at the point where Dere Street crossed the River Tees. Part of the fort is under the village green.
The remains of Piercebridge Roman Bridge over the Tees now lie around 90 metres south of the current course of the river.
Piercebridge is named after its Roman bridge or brigg: in 1104 it was Persebrig; in 1577 it was Priestbrigg.

You can watch the #TimeTeam episode which aired in 2010 about the Roman site on youtube here -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acEsAeMXtig

More in depth historical information on the site can be found here
https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/piercebridge-county-durham

English Heritage have more information here:-
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/piercebridge-roman-bridge/history/research/

The George Inn -
https://thegeorgepiercebridge.co.uk/