Historic bridges · South West England
Haselbury Old Bridge
Haselbury Old Bridge — scheduled monument-listed bridge in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
About
Haselbury Old Bridge is a scheduled monument-listed bridge in england-south-west, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1020497). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Haselbury Bridge (sometimes called Haselbury Old Bridge) is a stone built bridge dating from the 14th century in Haselbury Plucknett in the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument and Grade II* listed building. The two arch bridge was built of local Hamstone and carries a small road over the River Parrett. Each of the arches has a 3 metres (9.8 ft) span. The bridge is 4.1 metres (13 ft) wide including the parapet on each side. In the 17th century it carried the main route between Salisbury and Exeter and later marked the boundary between the Chard and Yeovil turnpike trusts.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Haselbury Bridge (sometimes called Haselbury Old Bridge) is a stone built bridge dating from the 14th century in Haselbury Plucknett in the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument and Grade II* listed building. The two arch bridge was built of local Hamstone and carries a small road over the River Parrett. Each of the arches has a 3 metres (9.8 ft) span. The bridge is 4.1 metres (13 ft) wide including the parapet on each side. In the 17th century it carried the main route between Salisbury and Exeter and later marked the boundary between the Chard and Yeovil turnpike trusts. The bridge was bypassed in 1831.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.8956, -2.7713
- Opening
- | inaugurated =
Sources
- wikidata: Q17553600 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Haselbury Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Haselbury Old Bridge?
- Haselbury Old Bridge is in South-West England, United Kingdom.
- Who owns Haselbury Old Bridge?
- Haselbury Old Bridge is owned by | maint =.
- Is Haselbury Old Bridge a listed building?
- Haselbury Old Bridge is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.