Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire【4K】| Village Centre Walk 2021

[@LetsWalkUK]

Good evening! Thank you so much for helping the channel to over 8,500 subscribers! As this week marks the 955th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, we're visiting some of the towns associated with that legendary battle, including Stamford Bridge, home to the 'other' famous battle of 1066 :) There's a lot of history to discover in Stamford Bridge, but you might know that this Yorkshire village shares its name with a rather famous football stadium down in London, the home ground of one Chelsea FC. Are the two related? Well, in short no - as the football stadium refers to a small sandy ford in West London, but it's a quirk of history that the two have come to share the same name!

[@irenejohnston6802]

Thank you. The historical context made clear for anyone not knowing what led up to the battle and it's consequences. The importance of lovely R Derwent. Pity about Beeching's cuts. Former station makes an attractive centre. Liverpool

[@joeleadbetter8736]

Apparently Chelsea Football Club's home ground is named after "The Last Great Anglo Saxon Victory" which of course was Stamford Bridge. Harald nearly won the Battle at Battle a few miles inland from Hastings.. He came mightily close but ultimately lost. The Normans then went on to steal all of England's lands for themselves and this followed by them taking Wales, Scotland and eventually Ireland as well.

[@suzannewilliamson3304]

Superb video, all these walks have reignited my interest in history. Thank you much appreciated, here's to more subscribers👏

[@LetsWalkUK]

Ha ha thank you so much! Much like you, these walks have really deepened my interest in British history - it's amazing how you can learn the story of a country by diving into the captivating local histories of places all over :) Thank you for watching and for your support too - I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@opagodaswirling9383]

Very interesting to see the place many of us have heard of in the classroom but never seen .

[@LetsWalkUK]

Ha ha I agree! The name certainly rings loudly in the mind, but seeing the place up close makes all the difference in bringing the history home :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!

[@justwalk-travelasmrchannel3588]

This is just awesome!! New fan here!! ✌️

[@LetsWalkUK]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@PARIS-FRANCE]

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[@LetsWalkUK]

Merci beaucoup! Je suis très heureux que vous avez aimé le vidéo, Stamford Bridge est un village fantastique de visiter :) Bon jeudi!

[@PARIS-FRANCE]

@@LetsWalkUK OUI J'IMAGINE VOUS L'AVEZ TELLEMENT MIS EN ÉVIDENCE BIEN À VOUS

[@roberttopolic7665]

That look so peaceful there , that i would chilling on this river and take a nap , its like a painting from the 18th Century !

[@LetsWalkUK]

It certainly is! Stamford Bridge is a delightful village, and certainly the riverside is one of the most picturesque parts of all! If you fancy taking a nap there - there's a wonderful open space on the other side of the river from the village centre, which takes in the walk that crosses over the viaduct too :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!

[@RelaxedRoamer]

I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it 😍 thanks for sharing your experience with us 🙏

[@LetsWalkUK]

Ha ha thank you very much! Stamford Bridge is a lovely village - and certainly a wonderful place to spend a calm day exploring :) Thank you for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!

[@ProjecttNature]

This is great - thanks for sharing💗

[@LetsWalkUK]

You're welcome! And thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@caroleelizabethwright9112]

I lived here from 1975 until 1986 …my youth…haven’t been back since so it brought back many memories…

[@UbikRP]

I lived there in 1977/78. Perhaps we went to school together.

[@imranzazai7404]

Very beautiful.

[@LetsWalkUK]

It certainly is - thank you very much for watching, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Like the new upload today.Thank's for sharing it.

[@LetsWalkUK]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

@@LetsWalkUK Great and thanks very much for replying to my comment. Have a Great Christmas and Happy New year. Take Care & Stay Safe.

[@elizbutik5311]

Wonderful, thanks

[@LetsWalkUK]

You're welcome! And thank you so much for watching too - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!

[@michellebruce5092]

Nice walk today on a sunny day. I enjoyed it very much. can't wait to see more soon. It's very beautiful and historical the village is. Your history lessons are always great and your walks are always enjoyable. How is your week going? Mine is going well. Have a great day 👍😀

[@LetsWalkUK]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - there is indeed a lot of fascinating history to be found in Stamford Bridge, one of the most important villages in England :)

[@editorinformal873]

Both Let´Walk videos “ Stamford Bridge “ and “Battle” are refined docs about England. Whether events of the "annus mirabilis" of 1066 occurred in the way described or not, we will never know, but they entered history in this oversimplified version. The meritorious docudrama 1066 ( 2009, Hardy pictures for Channel 4 ) depicts a stamford bridge battle fought over a bridge, which would be too obvious, and, I now learned through this video, is conception not even accepted by locals of today Stamford village. By the way, the walk in the residential Stamford is instructive as well, as it shows the lifestyle of inner England, of the well- to-do, but dull, brick houses, so much talked, but few times shown with such raw realism. Delighted. Thanks for uploading.

[@LetsWalkUK]

Ha ha thank you very much! Indeed the history of the Battle(s) of 1066 is an absolutely fascinating one with such political depth that we could talk about it forever! But as you mention there, a simple account of the history opens up a fascinating heritage for Stamford Bridge - which is delightful from its riverside to its residential suburbs :) Thank you very much for watching and for your kind words!

[@timmoontransported.6385]

The closure of the railway is still a source of rancour. The line from York to Beverley was not uneconomic, it was busy a returned a profit. Indeed it featured the first lifting barriers at a level crossing in Britain. It also served some large communities en route, including Market Weighton. When closure was mooted it was hard to justify as the line was profitable, so the figures were redrawn to include the cost of York station, and, voila, it was in deficit. Today the Minsters Line group are actively campaigning for the lines reinstatement, and it looks like a ‘when’ more than an ‘if’. Stamford, however, will see the line rerouted through the village as new housing blocks the original route.

[@LetsWalkUK]

Ahh that explains a lot! I certainly would think that even today a link from York directly towards Beverley and maybe Hull would be popular among many - it seems as you say that Dr. Beeching and co. had their sights set on closing stations come what may back then... Still, it's wonderful to see that the station house and platforms are nicely preserved to tell us of Stamford Bridge's railway history! Thank you so much for watching and for a very insightful comment - I really hope you enjoyed the video!

[@iainb1577]

I`m so glad you made this one. My wife and I, while on a cycle tour from Oxford to Perth, stopped by the river there for a lunch break and were very soon surrounded by ducks. I have occasionally wondered what the rest of the place looks like and you have filled the knowledge gap.

[@LetsWalkUK]

Ah thank you very much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - Stamford Bridge is a lovely village and you paint a wonderful picture of it. But that cycle tour sounds amazing - how long did it take you???

[@iainb1577]

@@LetsWalkUK This one was 20 years ago so I`m not sure on details but we would average about 65 miles per day back then hence the limted time for detailed sightseeing. On long trips we took every 4th or 5th day off, if we landed somewhere speciall worth seeing.

[@LetsWalkUK]

@@iainb1577 Wow! That sounds like quite the adventure - I wish I could do something like that one day, I'm sure you had a wonderful time :)

[@iainb1577]

@@LetsWalkUK I f you do it I'm sure you will love it.

[@sarribel]

Splendid town. Enlightening comments. Bet the souls of the vikings are still around. Let's walk!

[@LetsWalkUK]

Thank you so much! Certainly the legacy of the Vikings remains strong in Stamford Bridge - and the history of the battle of 1066 really is a fascinating one :)

[@darrenhowell7855]

The Mill was a pub and I think a hotel in the 80’s.

[@anglingsteve]

I have spent a few Happy hours fishing 🎣 the weirpool there.

[@LetsWalkUK]

Sounds delightful! What better scenery is there for a relaxing bit of angling - Stamford Bridge is a wonderful place indeed :) Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video and that it brought back some nice memories of the village for you!

[@zanannax]

haha 3:55 thats my little car !

[@stephennelmes4557]

5:06 Wetwang 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.

[@tutsywutsy]

The corn mill was a pub before it became apartments

[@LetsWalkUK]

I didn't know that! Thanks for pointing it out - I'm sure it was quite the picturesque place to have a pint by the river :)

[@tutsywutsy]

@@LetsWalkUK it also had a glass floor over the river running through the pub and the pub was also called the corn mill.

[@tutsywutsy]

@@LetsWalkUK I also found the old Stamford bridge station sign when I was clearing a farm about 5 miles away it was orange and black enamel about 12 foot x 2 foot I sold it at a car boot sale around 10. years ago.

[@LetsWalkUK]

@@tutsywutsy Wow! That's quite the item - make sure to hang onto it, someone will be very keen to invest in it in future :)

[@tutsywutsy]

@@LetsWalkUK I sold it 10 years ago

[@cjhobbyfly8597]

A lot of the history is wrong in this... Harold Godwinson's army which fought at Stamford Bridge wasn't exactly the same one which fought at Hastings and wasn't tired... Saxon Armies were made up primarily of two types of troops, regional militia called Fyrd and trained fighting men called Huscarls, the Fyrd who fought at Stamford bridge were gathered together as Harold moved north (the Northern Fyrd had been defeated by Tostig and Hadrada at the Battle of Fulford Gate). The Norse (not Vikings, it was a Norwegian invasion not a raiding party) after beating the Northern fyrd waited outside York, they never occupied as you suggest, Godwinson's army caught they by surprise and most Norse didn't even have time to don armour before fighting. When Godwinson moved south he took the Huscarls with him (a smaller contingent than the more numerous Fyrd element) but they rode small horses/ponies where travelling, the Southern Fyrd commanded by Harold's brothers gathered with him to fight the Battle of Hastings, not a tired army as you put forward.

[@editorinformal873]

we will never know .. what are the sources of such precise information ? The narrative as told here, I admit, is superficial, but, be as it may , is the same told by W. Churchill.

[@cjhobbyfly8597]

@@editorinformal873 Your getting your history from Winston Churchill!!! oh my god... its worse than I thought.

[@joeleadbetter8736]

@@cjhobbyfly8597 C J Hobby...I get where you are coming from but you were NOT there were you.....so our far flung history. will always be a relative synopsis of the events in general. There is now opposed thinking to Harald being killed in the eye with an arrow at all, and that his body is NOT buried at Waltham Abbey either. Despite centuries of fervent belief, that this was the case.

[@cjhobbyfly8597]

@@joeleadbetter8736 just because I wasnt there as a witness doesnt mean I'm wrong... you have just used the same excuse Ridley Scott used when he was criticised for using landing craft in Robin Hood... laughable really.

[@joeleadbetter8736]

@@cjhobbyfly8597 Does not mean you are right either...you know be a bit more broadminded. Nobody knows every minute or every hour of events back then.