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Pill Bridge

Bridges in SomersetPackhorse bridgesScheduled monuments in South SomersetUse British English from May 2017
Pill Bridge Ilchester geograph 1914242
Pill Bridge Ilchester geograph 1914242

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.The current 17th century packhorse bridge replaced an earlier 13th-century bridge at the same site.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.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).

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Pill Bridge Ilchester geograph 1914242
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