Thunder Bridge

Thunder Bridge
Thunder Bridge Location within West Yorkshire
Civil parish	Kirkburton
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUDDERSFIELD

Thunder Bridge or Thunderbridge is a hamlet[1][2] and bridge in the civil parish of Kirkburton, in the Kirklees district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is near the A629 road and Stocksmoor railway station. Its post town is Huddersfield.[3] It has a pub called the Woodman Inn.[4] The bridge is a Grade II listed building which is a road bridge over Shepley Dike.[5] Thunder Bridge is a conservation area.[6]

History

Thunder Bridge was also known as "Founder Bridge".[7]

See also

• Listed buildings in Kirkburton

References

1. "OS Maps App | Get unlimited GB mapping online & on your phone".
2. York County, West Riding (1841), West-riding election. The poll for two knights of the shire, for the west-riding of Yorkshire, p. 277
3. A-Z West Yorkshire, 2010 edition. p. 155.
4. "Home". The Woodman Inn. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
5. Historic England. "Thunder Bridge (1300331)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
6. "Conservation area maps and appraisals". Kirklees Council. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
7. "Thunder Bridge". Survey of English Place-Names. Retrieved 5 February 2022.