Edisford Bridge incorporates the structure that dates back to around 1339, when a grant of pontage was made. Today the bridge has nine spans and is considerably wider than the original. It is thought that a timber bridge had been constructed on the same spot before that date. Edisford – “the nobleman’s ford” or Anglo-Saxon nobleman – was the scene of an 1139 battle, where King David of Scotland’s army fought and defeated the less numerous Lancastrians.