Startforth and the southern part of County Bridge
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Startforth and the southern part of County Bridge
Image: © Stanley Howe Taken: 30 Apr 2011
Runaway marriages could be performed at the mid-point of the bridge when the River Tees marked the boundary between the Archbishopric of York and the Diocese of Durham, neither prelate choosing to regard the bridge as within their jurisdiction!
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Image Location
Latitude
54.5423
Longitude
-1.927629