Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire

Stamford Bridge is a village on the River Derwent, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in Great Britain. It is about east of York and north of Selby. 
History.
The village sits on an old river crossing over the Derwent river. The Romans established a fort here about 70 AD. Later a settlement of the same name was here. The Battle of Stamford Bridge was fought here on 25 September 1066. The battle marked the end of the Viking era in England.