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The two ‘towns’ of High Town and Low Town are linked by a six-arched road bridge dating from 1823 and there are several flights of steps linking the two.
In the High Street the Town Hall is 17th century and the oldest is Bishop Percy’s House dating from 1580.
The church is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene and was built in 1792 to a design of Thomas Telford’s.
Hermitage Cave is one of the sandstone ridge cave’s and believed to have been the retreat of the 10th century hermit Ethelred, King Athelstan’s brother.
The earliest historical reference to the town is in 895, at which time it is recorded that the Danes created a camp at Cwatbridge and subsequently in 912, Æthelfleda constructed a mound on the west bank of the River Severn, or possibly on the site of Bridgnorth Castle, as part of an offensive against the Danes. Earliest names for Bridgnorth include Brigge, Brug and Bruges, all referring to its position on the Severn
Location: on the A442, 14m southwest of Wolverhampton
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- Landmark