Pouch Bridge

Bridge Name:   Pouch Bridge
No.:   19
Location:   51.01422,-3.34975
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Description:   Single arch stone construction
The bridge here was in need of repair in the year 1653, for in that year it was a matter for consideration at the Quarter Sessions1

Concrete plaque on bridge : SCC 1950 BIC – marks boundary between parishes of Chipstable and Bathealton and suggests work undertaken on bridge by SCC in 1950 

     
References:   1. Ancient Bridges of the South of England published in 1930 by E.Jervoise

2. Somerset Historic Environment Record 43910: Boundary stone, Pouch Bridge, Bathealton