Malmsmead Bridge

Malmsmead Bridge
Coordinates 51°12′57″N 3°43′52″W / 51.2159°N 3.7311°W / 51.2159; -3.7311Coordinates: 51°12′57″N 3°43′52″W / 51.2159°N 3.7311°W / 51.2159; -3.7311
Carries Road
Crosses Badgworthy Water
Characteristics
Design Arch bridge
No. of spans 2
History
Construction end 17th century

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.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Malmsmead Bridge". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Malmsmead Bridge". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Malmsmead Bridge (1289346)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "MSO7729 - Malmsmead Bridge". Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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