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Revision as of 12:55, 18 September 2018
| Malmsmead Bridge | |
| Devon, Somerset | |
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.jpg) Malmsmead Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Type: | Packhorse bridge |
| Crossing: | Badgworthy Water |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS79194773 |
| Location: | 51°12’57"N, 3°43’52"W |
| Structure | |
| Type: | Packhorse bridge |
| Design: | Arch bridge |
| Material: | Stone |
| History | |
| Built 17th century | |
| Information | |
Malmsmead Bridge is a 17th-century stone bridge which crosses the Badgworthy Water between Devon on the western bank and Somerset on the eastern in the hamlet of Malmsmead. It carries the road between Oare and Brendon. Both banks are within the Exmoor National Park.
The bridge has been scheduled as an ancient monument and is a Grade II listed structure.[1][2]
The bridge has two round arches each of which is eight feet six inches wide.[3][4]
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References
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 35099 – Malmsmead Bridge
- ↑ Images of England — details from listed building database (265451) Malmsmead Bridge
- ↑ National Heritage List 1289346: Malmsmead Bridge
- ↑ "MSO7729 - Malmsmead Bridge". Exmoor National Park. http://www.exmoorher.co.uk/hbsmr-web/record.aspx?uid=MSO7729-Malmsmead-Bridge-. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
