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Staverton Bridge is a mediæval road bridge over [[River Dart]] in the south of [[Devon]].  It is found outside the little village of [[Staverton]], carrying a minor road over the Dart that runs down to the main road into [[Dartington]].  It is today a Grade I listed structure.<ref name=nhle>{{NHLE|1324955|Staverton Bridge}}</ref>
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Staverton Bridge is a mediæval road bridge over [[River Dart]] in the south of [[Devon]].  It is found outside the little village of [[Staverton, Devon|Staverton]], carrying a minor road over the Dart that runs down to the main road into [[Dartington]].  It is today a Grade I listed structure.<ref name=nhle>{{NHLE|1324955|Staverton Bridge}}</ref>
  
 
This is one of the oldest bridges in Devon:  it is believed to have been built in 1413, since indulgences for the rebuilding of the bridge here were issued in that year by Bishop Stafford.<ref>Henderson, C; Jervoise, E: 'Old Devon Bridges' (1938), pp 35 36</ref>
 
This is one of the oldest bridges in Devon:  it is believed to have been built in 1413, since indulgences for the rebuilding of the bridge here were issued in that year by Bishop Stafford.<ref>Henderson, C; Jervoise, E: 'Old Devon Bridges' (1938), pp 35 36</ref>

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Staverton Bridge
Devon
Staverton Mill and Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1303050.jpg
Staverton Bridge and Mill
Location
Crossing: River Dart
Location
Grid reference: SX78476372
Location: 50°27’38"N, 3°42’49"W
Structure
Length: 69 yards
History
Built 1413
Information

Staverton Bridge is a mediæval road bridge over River Dart in the south of Devon. It is found outside the little village of Staverton, carrying a minor road over the Dart that runs down to the main road into Dartington. It is today a Grade I listed structure.[1]

This is one of the oldest bridges in Devon: it is believed to have been built in 1413, since indulgences for the rebuilding of the bridge here were issued in that year by Bishop Stafford.[2]

History and structure

The bridge is said to have been in a state of decay in seventeenth century, which could have required repair or even some rebuilding.

The Dart at Staverton Bridge

The bridge is 69 yards long, carrying on has seven obtusely pointed arches a carriageway of 10 feet wide. The piers have V-shaped cutwaters on both sides with refuges above. The refuge at the north-west end is rectangular and measures 5' by 8'. In the old Devon style, it has low parapets with chamfered granite coping.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 National Heritage List 1324955: Staverton Bridge
  2. Henderson, C; Jervoise, E: 'Old Devon Bridges' (1938), pp 35 36