Pill Bridge

Pill Bridge
Coordinates	51°00′28″N2°42′50″W / 51.0077°N 2.7140°W / 51.0077; -2.7140
Carries	pedestrian
Crosses	River Yeo
Locale	Between Ilchester and Long Sutton, Somerset, England
Heritage status	Scheduled monument
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Location

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

1. "Pill Bridge, Long Sutton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
2. "Pill Bridge". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
3. Baggs, A.P.; Bush, R.J.E; Tomlinson, Margaret. "Parishes: Ilchester". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
4. Hinchliffe, Ernest (1994). Guide to the Packhorse Bridges of England. Cicerone. pp. 150–151. ISBN   978-1852841430.