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'''King Orry's Bridge''' crosses the [[Hawin Ab]], to the south of [[Peel Godred]]. It was built during the Middle Ages and named after [[Godred MacHarold]], known in [[Sodor|Sudrian]] legend as "King Orry" and won a famous victory nearby. These days, road traffic uses a bridge alongside.
  
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|title1=King Orry's Bridge
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|managed_by=Sodor Island Trust
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|carries=Road
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|crosses=River Ab
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|locale={{flag|ios}} [[Peel Godred]], [[Island of Sodor]]
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|bridge_type=Medieval
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|opened=11th to 15th century
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'''King Orry's Bridge''' is a medieval bridge that crosses the [[Hawin Ab]]. It is located just to the south of [[Peel Godred]].
   
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==History==
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The [[Mid Sodor Railway]] built its top station here after abandoning plans to build a station in [[Peel Godred]].
  
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Leaving [[Kirk Machan]], a train for Peel Godred burrows under the [[Culdee Fell Railway]], and crosses the River Ab by a plate girder bridge. Away to the left a substantial road bridge has been built to by-pass a bridge of medieval construction which stands on the east side of the new structure. This is King Orry’s Bridge, now preserved by The Sodor Island Trust. The modern bridge provides the only access to Peel Godred from the south.
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The name is not strictly accurate as this bridge replaced the ford which was the only way of crossing the river in King Orry’s time. It was at this ford that in 984 King [[Godred MacHarold]] trapped and routed a strong invading force led by [[Earl Sigurd of Orkney|Sigurd the Stout]], Earl of Orkney.{{Ref|[[RWS]] "[[The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways]]" p. 25}}
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The [[Mid Sodor Railway]] moved their terminus from [[Arlesdale]] Road to a more commodious site near here around 1900. This was much more convenient for those who wished to reach the shopping centre of Peel Godred.{{Ref|[[RWS]] "[[The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways]]" p. 80-81}}
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Revision as of 01:31, 22 April 2020

This article is about the bridge. You may be looking for the station on the Mid-Sodor Railway.

King Orry's Bridge is a medieval bridge that crosses the Hawin Ab. It is located just to the south of Peel Godred.

History

Leaving Kirk Machan, a train for Peel Godred burrows under the Culdee Fell Railway, and crosses the River Ab by a plate girder bridge. Away to the left a substantial road bridge has been built to by-pass a bridge of medieval construction which stands on the east side of the new structure. This is King Orry’s Bridge, now preserved by The Sodor Island Trust. The modern bridge provides the only access to Peel Godred from the south.

The name is not strictly accurate as this bridge replaced the ford which was the only way of crossing the river in King Orry’s time. It was at this ford that in 984 King Godred MacHarold trapped and routed a strong invading force led by Sigurd the Stout, Earl of Orkney.[1]

The Mid Sodor Railway moved their terminus from Arlesdale Road to a more commodious site near here around 1900. This was much more convenient for those who wished to reach the shopping centre of Peel Godred.[2]

  1. ↑ RWS "The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways" p. 25
  2. ↑ RWS "The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways" p. 80-81


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