Pill Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Pill Bridge
Carries:	pedestrian
Crosses:	River Yeo
Locale:	Between Ilchester and Long Sutton, Somerset, England
Design:	Arch bridge
Heritage:	Scheduled monument
Coordinates:	51.0077°N -2.714°W

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, 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 wide and has a total span of .^[4]

Notes and References

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