Sherington Bridge
The hamlet of Sherington Bridge is on the north side of the bridge right on the border of the parish on the road towards Newport Pagnell. It is not known when the first bridge was built, but one of the first known references to the bridge is in the 13th century.
It is thought that the construction of the bridge had a stone or rubble base and a wooden upper part. The bridge has been replaced a number of times since then, the most recent is in the early 1970s with a concrete construction. The picture above shows the previous bridge with the pedestrian passing places between the arches.
As this was one of the major crossing points across the River Ouse, the passage across the bridge was subject to a toll between 1785-1830. In fact, there were toll gates all around the village between 1753 and 1878. A toll house was erected on the site of where Bridge House now stands. In 1830 the toll gate was then moved to just north of the waypoint on the Bedford Road.
Bridge Farm – More detail can be found in the Memories of Doris Stephens, c1969.
Heading back into the village, the first house that is passed is Manor Farm, a property built in 1973/4 next to the farmyard. The house was built as a family house for the current owner of Manor Farm to be closer to the centre of operation.
The Manor
No 4 The High Street, or as it is better known – The Manor, is one of the older buildings of Sherington. It was built in 1770 just outside the moat. The original house, dating from the 12th century and called Cave’s Manor after the Cave family who resided there, would have been located within the moat.
The Manor has had a number of occupants over the years – the most famous or eminent to date is Dr John Cheyne, who was once Physician-General to the Army in Ireland. He wrote a book called Essays on Partial Derangement of the Mind. His tenure in the village is marked by a memorial within the churchyard.
Archive photographs of The Manor and Sherington Bridge
