Malmsmead Bridge
Malmsmead Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 51°12′57″N 3°43′52″W / 51.2159°N 3.7311°WCoordinates: 51°12′57″N 3°43′52″W / 51.2159°N 3.7311°W |
| Carries | Road |
| Crosses | Badgworthy Water |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| No. of spans | 2 |
| History | |
| Construction end | 17th century |
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Malmsmead Bridge is a 17th-century stone bridge which crosses Badgworthy Water in the hamlet of Malmsmead, on the road between Oare and Brendon. The Badgworthy Water forms the boundary between the counties of Somerset and Devon, and the bridge is therefore shared between both counties, as well as being within the Exmoor National Park. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument and is a Grade II listed building.[1][2]
The bridge has two round arches each of which is 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 m) wide.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Malmsmead Bridge". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Malmsmead Bridge (1289346)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "MSO7729 - Malmsmead Bridge". Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
External links[]
Media related to Malmsmead Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Bridges completed in the 17th century
- Bridges in Devon
- Bridges in Somerset
- Scheduled monuments in Devon
- Scheduled Ancient Monuments in West Somerset
- Grade II listed bridges
- Grade II listed buildings in Devon
- Grade II listed buildings in West Somerset
- Packhorse bridges
- Stone bridges in the United Kingdom