Bowcombe Creek
From Wikishire
Bowcombe Creek is a tidal inlet off the Kingsbridge Estuary in southernmost Devon. It is the tidal mouth of the Bowcombe Brook and of the many creeks entering the Kingsbridge Estuary it is the largest, entering that the northern end. The creek is fed by a stream to the north and is located one mile south-east of Kingsbridge.
The A379 road crosses the southern portion of the creek over the so-called New Bridge. This bridge over the estuary was constructed by James Meadows Rendel in 1826. It was originally made of four masonry arches and an opening span, but this was eventually replaced with a fifth arch.[1][2]
Outside links
- Location map: 50°16’34"N, 3°45’36"W
References
- ↑ A. W. Skempton (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland: 1500-1830. Thomas Telford. p. 550. ISBN 978-0-7277-2939-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=jeOMfpYMOtYC&pg=PA550.
- ↑ Sarah Prideaux Fox (1874). Kingsbridge and Its Surroundings. compiler. p. 116. https://books.google.com/books?id=fOkVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA116.
