Malmsmead Bridge

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Malmsmead Bridge
Devon, Somerset

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]

Outside links

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References

  1. National Monuments Record: No. 35099 – Malmsmead Bridge
  2. National Heritage List 1173396: Malmsmead Bridge
  3. National Heritage List 1289346: Malmsmead Bridge
  4. "MSO7729 - Malmsmead Bridge". Exmoor National Park. http://www.exmoorher.co.uk/hbsmr-web/record.aspx?uid=MSO7729-Malmsmead-Bridge-. Retrieved 7 March 2015.