a quarry near Leeds. A rounded towpath archway passes through the east abutment. A sandstone parapet rests on a projecting stone string course. Except where replaced by concrete, Bramley Fall stone copings run the length of the bridge. Inscriptions of masons can be seen on the inside face of the copings over the crown of the centre arch. Flood bridges to the east and west have seven smaller and lower segmental brick arches. A separate bridge was built for the southbound carriageway when the road was dualled in the early 1960s. Public footpaths The Ouse Valley Way passes through the village and runs alongside the Ouse to the south and east. History In the 1970s, a Bronze Age barrow cemetery in the form of five ring ditches was excavated prior to gravel extraction. Two urned primary cremation burials were found. The site, near to the Ouse, is now a lake. Archaeological evidence of Romano-British occupation was found in trenches dug in 2007 east of the Black Cat roundabout. Roxton is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The entry reads: Rochesdone/stone: Rhiwallon from Hugh de Beauchamp; William Speke. Mill (260 eels). The hamlets of Chawston and Colesden were part of Roxton civil parish until 1 April 2007, when they together with Wyboston (part of Roxton parish from 1965) separated to form a new civil parish. Governance Roxton Parish Council has seven elected members and meets bi-monthly in the parish hall. Roxton is part of Wyboston ward for elections to the Borough of Bedford Unitary Authority. Prior to 1894, Roxton was administered as part of the Barford Hundred. From 1894 until 1974 the village was in Bedford Rural District and since 1974 in Bedford Borough. The village was in Bedford parliamentary constituency until 1997. It is now part of North East Bedfordshire. Village facilities The Royal Oak public house has been licensed since at least 1819. A post office is in a courtyard to the rear. Roxton CE Academy caters for up to 90 girls and boys aged from 3 to 11 years and is governed locally under the auspices of The Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust. The school buildings date from 1963. Roxton Garden Centre on Bedford Road includes a restaurant and maze. Public transport Roxton is served by the regional Stagecoach X5 bus route; east to St Neots and Cambridge and west to Bedford, Milton Keynes and Oxford. The nearest