Stamford Bridge

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Stamford Bridge is a historic village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, best known as the site of the 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge between King Harold Godwinson and a Viking army.

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Stamford Bridge canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
bridge
civil parish
village
combatant Kingdom of England
Norwegian forces
commander Harald Hardrada
Harold Godwinson
Tostig Godwinson
country England
date 25 September 1066
followedBy Battle of Hastings
hasAmenity primary school
public houses
shops
village hall
hasCategory Battlefields in England
Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire
hasDialCode 01759
hasFeature historic battlefield site
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Stamford Bridge
hasNearbyCity York
hasNearbySettlement Dunnington
Pocklington
hasParishCouncil Stamford Bridge Parish Council
hasPostcodeArea YO
hasRailwayHistory former station on the York to Beverley Line
hasRiver River Derwent
hasStructure Stamford Bridge (bridge)
hasTourismAttraction Battle of Stamford Bridge memorials
historicalCounty East Riding of Yorkshire
locatedEastOf York
locatedIn East Riding of Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Yorkshire
locatedNear River Derwent
locatedOn A166 road
location Stamford Bridge
partOf English–Norwegian War of 1066
Viking invasions of England
precededBy Battle of Fulford
region East Riding of Yorkshire district
result English victory

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River Derwent (North Yorkshire) flowsThrough Stamford Bridge
subject linked to: River Derwent
Harald Hardrada deathPlace Stamford Bridge
Harald III of Norway deathPlace Stamford Bridge
Battle of Stamford Bridge location Stamford Bridge
subject linked to: Stamford Bridge