Stainforth Packhorse Bridge
Graceful arched packhorse bridge across the River Ribble.
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Dog Hill Brow
Stainforth
North Yorkshire
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Stainforth is comprised of two settlements, separated by the River Ribble - Little Stainforth to the west and Stainforth on the east. Stainforth was developed by monks from Sawley (or Salley) Abbey, and was the more prosperous of the two communities.
The name Stainforth comes from the stony ford across the River Ribble which was replaced by the graceful, arched, pack-horse bridge in the 1670s.
Just below the bridge is Stainforth Force, the only significant waterfall on the River Ribble.
By road: Off B6479 and into Dog Hill Brow
By rail: Settle Station then a number 11 bus.
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