Pill Bridge
Pill Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 51°00′28″N 2°42′50″W / 51.0077°N 2.7140°W |
| Carries | pedestrian |
| Crosses | River Yeo |
| Locale | Between Ilchester and Long Sutton, Somerset, England |
| Heritage status | Scheduled monument |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
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Pill Bridge is a stone arch bridge over the River Yeo between the parishes of Ilchester and Long Sutton, in the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument.[1][2]
The current 17th century packhorse bridge replaced an earlier 13th-century bridge at the same site.[2]
It was the unloading point for goods destined for Ilchester, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) downstream, until the conception of the Ivelchester and Langport Navigation. A warehouse at the site was used from 1699 until 1805.[2][3]
The bridge consists of three semi-circular arches. It is 48 inches (1,200 mm) wide and has a total span of 54 feet (16 m).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pill Bridge, Long Sutton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Pill Bridge". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ Baggs, A.P.; Bush, R.J.E; Tomlinson, Margaret. "Parishes: Ilchester". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Hinchliffe, Ernest (1994). Guide to the Packhorse Bridges of England. Cicerone. pp. 150–151. ISBN 978-1852841430.