Girsby

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Bridle Bridge from the East

Bridle Bridge Bridge from ground level

Bridle Bridge from water level

Plaque on Bridle Bridge

Girsby is a village and civil parish in the district of Hambledon in North Yorkshire. The village lies on high ground on the eastern bank of the River Tees.

The settlement has fallen into disrepair, many of the remaining buildings are derelict, there are barely enough houses to constitute a hamlet.

The small and secluded 'Girsby All Saints Church' overlooks the meandering Tees from its elevated position. The views from this vantage point are most enjoyable at sunset.

A private farmers track leads down to a rarely used bridge over the Tees. A public footpath crosses the bridge linking Upsall with the nearby village of Neasham on the opposite bank of the river. A plaque on the bridge is inscribed,

Bridle Bridge,

Erected by Theophania Blackett 1870,

Thomas Dyke Esq Civil Engineer.

The name bridle may refer to the historic right of way called bridleway.