Packhorse bridge

A packhorse bridge is a bridge intended to carry packhorses (horses loaded with sidebags or panniers) across a river or stream. Typically a packhorse bridge consists of one or more narrow (one horse wide) masonry arches, and has low parapets so as not to interfere with the panniers borne by the horses.^[1] Multi-arched examples sometimes have triangular cutwaters that are extended upward to form pedestrian refuges.^{[2]: 24–25}

Essex Bridge, a packhorse bridge across the River Trent

Medieval packhorse bridge crossing the Almofrei at Cotobade, Galicia

Packhorse bridges were often built on the trade routes (often called packhorse routes) that formed major transport arteries across Europe and Great Britain until the coming of the turnpike roads and canals in the 18th century.^[1] Before the road-building efforts of Napoleon, all crossings of the Alps were on packhorse trails.^[3] Travellers' carriages were dismantled and transported over the mountain passes by ponies and mule trains.

Definition

In the British Isles at least, the definition of a packhorse bridge is somewhat nebulous. Ernest Hinchliffe discusses the difficulty of defining a true packhorse bridge in A Guide to the Packhorse Bridges of England.^[2] He claims that "before the eighteenth century bridges were described as 'horse bridges' or 'cart bridges'" and his strict definition excludes the latter. He suggests that a classic packhorse bridge should generally be:

• less than 6 feet (1.8 m) in width;
• built before 1800;
• on a recognised packhorse route.

He categorises the 190 English bridges listed in his book into three groups:

• Group 1: 6 feet (1.8 m) wide or less, built before 1800 and with known packhorse associations;
• Group 2: bridges that fail one or other of the above criteria, but which are generally referred to as packhorse bridges;
• Group 3: bridges sometimes claimed as packhorse bridges, but dismissed as such by the author.^[2]: 6–7

The difficulty of classification is illustrated by Moulton Bridge in Suffolk, which Hinchliffe places in Group 1 but which English Heritage describes as "perhaps not strictly a packhorse bridge since it was wide enough to take carts".^[4]

List of packhorse bridges in the British Isles

The following list includes all listed buildings described as packhorse bridges by English Heritage, Cadw, or Historic Scotland; all 106 of Hinchliffe's Group 1 bridges in England; and certain other candidates. (For England, Hinchliffe's Group numbers are given as superscripts after the bridge name.)

England

County	Location	NameGroup	Photograph	Crosses	Notes
Bedfordshire	Sutton 52.1117°N 0.2190°W / 52.1117; -0.2190	Sutton Packhorse Bridge1		Potton Brook	Medieval with later repairs; two pointed arches. Grade II* listed,[5] Scheduled monument.[6]
Cheshire	Crowton 53.2702°N 2.6262°W / 53.2702; -2.6262			Acton Brook	Single segmental arch. Carries public bridleway.
Cheshire	Hockenhull Platts 53.1861°N 2.7848°W / 53.1861; -2.7848	Roman Bridges1		River Gowy	Three bridges, "probably late 18th-century"[7] or "late 17th-century".[8] Grade II listed.[7][9] The three bridges carry a public byway.
Cheshire	Quarry Bank Mill, Styal 53.3440°N 2.2503°W / 53.3440; -2.2503	The Packhorse Bridge		River Bollin	1820, single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[10] Carries a public byway.
Cheshire/Derbyshire	Three Shire Heads 53.2139°N 1.9875°W / 53.2139; -1.9875	Three Shire Heads Bridge2		River Dane	Probably late 18th-century; single span. Grade II listed.[11] Carries public byway.
Cornwall	Bowithick 50.6154°N 4.5691°W / 50.6154; -4.5691	Bowithick Bridge		Penpont Water	Probably early 19th-century; three stone arches, one larger and two small. Grade II listed.[12]
Cornwall	Launceston 50.641492°N 4.366202°W / 50.641492; -4.366202	West Bridge (Prior's Bridge)		River Kensey	Late medieval; five-span bridge with two cut-waters. Grade I listed.[13]
Cumbria	Ambleside 54.4525°N 2.9592°W / 54.4525; -2.9592	High Sweden Bridge1		Scandale Beck	Late 17th-century; single-span. Grade II listed.[14]< Carries public footpath.
Cumbria	Barbon 54.2306°N 2.5937°W / 54.2306; -2.5937	High Beckfoot Bridge1		Barbon Beck	Probably late 17th- or 18th-century; described as "ruinous" in 1725.[8] Single-span. Grade II listed.[15] Carries public bridleway.
Cumbria	Dean 54.6246°N 3.4592°W / 54.6246; -3.4592	Calva Hall packhorse bridge1		River Marron	Dated 1697;[2]: 38  single-span. Grade II listed.[16]
Cumbria	Drigg 54.3756°N 3.4224°W / 54.3756; -3.4224	Drigg Holme Packhorse Bridge1		River Irt	Single-span. Scheduled monument.[17] Carries public bridleway.
Cumbria	Eskdale 54.3956°N 3.2499°W / 54.3956; -3.2499	Doctor[s] Bridge2		River Esk	Probably 17th-century, widened in 1734. Grade II listed.[18] Carries public road.
Cumbria	Gaisgill 54.4527°N 2.5609°W / 54.4527; -2.5609	Barugh Bridge1		Rais Gill	Probably 18th-century, but maybe earlier. Grade II listed.[19] Carries public byway.
Cumbria	Knock 54.6506°N 2.4791°W / 54.6506; -2.4791			Swindale Beck	Possibly 17th-century; single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[20]
Cumbria	Little Langdale 54.4178°N 3.0616°W / 54.4178; -3.0616	Slater[s] Bridge1		River Brathay	17th-century; two clapper slabs and a single arch. Grade II* listed.[21] Carries public footpath.
Cumbria	Lowgill 54.3621°N 2.5921°W / 54.3621; -2.5921	Lowgill Packhorse Bridge		Lowgill Beck	Probably 17th- or 18th-century; single-span. Grade II listed.[22]
Cumbria	Pennington 54.2066°N 3.1411°W / 54.2066; -3.1411	Devil's Bridge1		Rathmoss Beck	17th- or 18th-century; single-span. Grade II listed.[23] Alongside public road.
Cumbria	Sca Fell 54.4221°N 3.1923°W / 54.4221; -3.1923	Lingcove or Throstlegarth Bridge1		Lingcove Beck	Single arch. On Open Access land.
Cumbria	Seathwaite, Allerdale 54.4877°N 3.1830°W / 54.4877; -3.1830	Stockley Bridge2		Grains Gill	Early- or mid-18th-century; single span. Grade II listed.[24] Carries public bridleway.
Cumbria	Shap 54.5364°N 2.7197°W / 54.5364; -2.7197	Parish Crag Bridge1		Swindale Beck	Probably 18th-century; single span. Grade II listed.[25] Carries public footpath.
Cumbria	Shap 54.5378°N 2.7515°W / 54.5378; -2.7515	Park Bridge2		Haweswater Beck	1860–69; single span.[26] Carries public footpath.
Cumbria	Stainton 54.2666°N 2.7327°W / 54.2666; -2.7327	packhorse bridge1		Stainton Beck	Probably 17th-century; single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[27] Adjacent to ford.
Cumbria	Ullock 54.6020°N 3.4318°W / 54.6020; -3.4318	packhorse bridge1		Black Beck	Single span.[2]: 52
Cumbria	Wasdale Head 54.4682°N 3.2567°W / 54.4682; -3.2567	Row Bridge1		Mosedale Beck	Probably 18th-century; single span. Grade II listed.[28][29]
Cumbria	Watendlath 54.5371°N 3.1214°W / 54.5371; -3.1214	Watendlath Packhorse Bridge1		Watendlath Beck	18th-century; single span. Grade II listed.[30][31] Carries public bridleway.
Cumbria	Wilton 54.4790°N 3.4460°W / 54.4790; -3.4460	Monk's Bridge1		River Calder	Probably 17th- or 18th-century; single span. Also known as High Wath Bridge, Mattie Benn's Bridge, Hannah Benn Bridge and Roman Bridge.[2]: 46  Grade II listed.[32][33]
Cumbria	Winster 54.3408°N 2.9051°W / 54.3408; -2.9051			tributary of River Winster	Probably 17th-century. Grade II listed.[34] Adjacent to A5074 road.
Cumbria	Winster 54.3269°N 2.9021°W / 54.3269; -2.9021	Winster Bridge1		River Winster	1729 with 20th-century parapet; single span. Grade II listed.[35]
Derbyshire	Ashford-in-the-Water 53.2232°N 1.7104°W / 53.2232; -1.7104	Sheepwash Bridge2		River Wye	18th-century; three low arches, with integral walled sheep pen on southern bank. Grade II* listed,[36] Scheduled monument.
Derbyshire	Bakewell 53.2175°N 1.6788°W / 53.2175; -1.6788	Holme Bridge1		River Wye	1664; five segmental arches. Grade I listed,[37] Scheduled monument.[38] Carries public bridleway.
Derbyshire	Edale 53.3710°N 1.8161°W / 53.3710; -1.8161	Gibraltar Bridge1		Grindsbrook	18th-century; single span. Grade II listed.[39] Carries public footpath.
Derbyshire	Edale 53.3721°N 1.8687°W / 53.3721; -1.8687	Youngate or Jacob's Ladder Bridge1		River Noe	Possibly 17th-century; single span. Grade II listed.[40] Carries public bridleway (part of the Pennine Way).
Derbyshire	nr Errwood Hall 53.2563°N 1.9820°W / 53.2563; -1.9820	Goyts Bridge1		River Goyt	Moved to current position in 1968 from Goyt's Bridge hamlet. In open access land.
Derbyshire	Hayfield 53.3801°N 1.9263°W / 53.3801; -1.9263	Bowden Bridge1		River Kinder	Probably 18th-century; single-span. Grade II listed.[41] Carries public footpath.
Derbyshire/Staffordshire	Hollinsclough 53.1988°N 1.9072°W / 53.1988; -1.9072	Hopping Packhorse Bridge1		River Dove	Single semicircular arch.[2]: 114–115  Carries public bridleway.
Derbyshire/Staffordshire	Hollinsclough 53.2034°N 1.9232°W / 53.2034; -1.9232	Washgate Bridge1		River Dove	Early 18th-century; single-span. Grade II listed, "A rare example of a perfectly preserved packhorse bridge."[42] Carries public byway.
Derbyshire/South Yorkshire	Howden Reservoir 53.4526°N 1.7467°W / 53.4526; -1.7467	Slippery Stones Bridge2		River Derwent	1672; two segmental arches. Rebuilt 1959 after relocation from Derwent village. Grade II listed,[43] Scheduled monument.[44] Carries public bridleway.
Derbyshire	Lea Hall 53.0577°N 1.7073°W / 53.0577; -1.7073			Bradbourne Brook	17th-century or earlier; single pointed arch. Formerly Grade II listed, now delisted.[45] On private land.
Derbyshire/South Yorkshire	Longdendale 53.4962°N 1.7950°W / 53.4962; -1.7950	Ladyshaw Bridge		Salter's Brook	17th-century; single-span. Carries public byway, part of the Trans-Pennine Trail.
Derbyshire/Staffordshire	Milldale 53.0890°N 1.7938°W / 53.0890; -1.7938	Viator's Bridge1		River Dove	17th-century or earlier; two segmental arches. Grade II listed.[46] Carries public footpath. Mentioned in The Compleat Angler (1653) by Izaak Walton.
Derbyshire	Youlgreave 53.1732°N 1.6799°W / 53.1732; -1.6799	Bradford Packhorse Bridge1		River Bradford	18th-century, single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[47] Carries public bridleway.
Derbyshire	Youlgreave 53.1833°N 1.6804°W / 53.1833; -1.6804	Coalpit Bridge1		River Lathkill	Mid-18th-century; three segmental arches. Grade II listed.[48] Carries public bridleway.
Devon	Brendon 51.2205°N 3.7639°W / 51.2205; -3.7639	Packhorse Bridge		East Lyn River	Probably 17th- or 18th-century; single round arch. Grade II listed.[49]
Devon	Drewsteignton 50.6955°N 3.7810°W / 50.6955; -3.7810	Fingle Bridge		River Teign	17th-century Grade II* listed three-arch granite bridge carrying unclassified road with pedestrian refuges over cutwaters.[50]
Devon	Membury 50.8082°N 3.0442°W / 50.8082; -3.0442	Beckford Bridge1		River Yarty	18th- or 19th-century; single-span. Grade II listed,[51] Scheduled monument.[52]
Devon	Sidford 50.7029°N 3.2229°W / 50.7029; -3.2229	Sidford Bridge1		River Sid	Said to be 12th-century. Grade II listed. Parapets of original packhorse bridge incorporated into widened road bridge of 1930 carrying A3052 road.[53]
Devon	Westcott Barton, Marwood 51.1269°N 4.1007°W / 51.1269; -4.1007			Knowl Water	Probably 18th- or early 19th-century. Grade II listed.[54] Carries public footpath.
Dorset	near Corfe Castle 50.6626°N 2.0485°W / 50.6626; -2.0485	Sharford Bridge1		Corfe River	Scheduled monument.[55] Carries public bridleway.
Dorset	Fifehead Neville 50.8993°N 2.3257°W / 50.8993; -2.3257	Fifehead Neville Packhorse Bridge1		River Divelish	Probably medieval. Grade II listed; two triangular pointed arches.[56][57] Carries footpath alongside ford on public road.
Dorset	Gussage St Michael 50.9126°N 2.0282°W / 50.9126; -2.0282	packhorse bridge		River Allen	Probably 18th-century; single semicircular arch. Grade II listed.[58] Carries public footpath.
Dorset	Holwell 50.9069°N 2.4291°W / 50.9069; -2.4291	packhorse bridge1		Caundle Brook	Probably medieval, with 19th- and 20th-century alterations. Grade II listed.[59] Carries public bridleway.
Dorset	Rampisham 50.8187°N 2.6232°W / 50.8187; -2.6232	packhorse bridge1		River Frome	16th- or 17th-century alterations; three pointed arches. Grade II listed.[60] Carries public bridleway.
Dorset	Sturminster Marshall 50.8010°N 2.0782°W / 50.8010; -2.0782	packhorse bridge1		River Winterborne	17th-century; single cambered arch. Grade II listed.[61] Carries public bridleway.
Dorset	Tarrant Monkton 50.8808°N 2.0793°W / 50.8808; -2.0793	packhorse bridge1		River Tarrant	Probably 17th-century; 3 segmental arches. Grade II listed.[62] Alongside ford on public road.
Durham	Bowes 54.5350°N 1.9992°W / 54.5350; -1.9992	Nabb Bridge1		Deepdale Beck	1699 per datestone (contra English Heritage listing, which says "Mid C18"); single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[63]
Durham	Brafferton 54.5682°N 1.5328°W / 54.5682; -1.5328	Ketton Packhorse Bridge1		River Skerne	Late 17th- or early 18th-century; single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[64]
Durham	Cornsay 54.7941°N 1.7819°W / 54.7941; -1.7819			Pan Burn	Possibly early 18th-century; single wide segmental arch. Grade II listed.[65] On private land.
Durham	Egglestone Abbey 54.5322°N 1.9052°W / 54.5322; -1.9052	Bow Bridge1		Thorsgill Beck	17th-century; single round arch.[2]: 56  Grade II listed.[66]
Durham	Headlam 54.5653°N 1.7245°W / 54.5653; -1.7245	packhorse bridge1		Headlam or Dyance Beck	Probably 18th-century; single round arch. Grade II listed.[67]
Durham	West Hope 54.4788°N 1.9524°W / 54.4788; -1.9524	West Hope Packhorse Bridge1		Hill or Waitgill Beck	Single segmental arch.[2]: 59
Essex	Feering 51.8402°N 0.7071°E / 51.8402; 0.7071	Roman Arches		River Blackwater	c.1750; seven brick arches. Under restoration.[68]
Gloucestershire	Slad 51.7711°N 2.1647°W / 51.7711; -2.1647	packhorse bridge1		Dillay Brook	Carries public footpath.
Gloucestershire/Warwickshire	Todenham 52.0357°N 1.6440°W / 52.0357; -1.6440	packhorse bridge1		Knee Brook	Possibly 16th-century in origin, rebuilt 18th century; two semicircular arches. Grade II listed.[69] Carries public bridleway.
Gloucestershire	Wickwar 51.5914°N 2.3895°W / 51.5914; -2.3895	Sturt Bridge1		Little Avon River	Also known as Roman Arch. Probably late medieval or 16th-/17th-century; two arches. Grade II listed.[70] Carries public footpath.
Greater Manchester	Prestolee 53.5523°N 2.3767°W / 53.5523; -2.3767	Prestolee Bridge1		River Irwell	Late 18th-century; five semicircular arches with cutwaters. Grade II listed.[71]
Greater Manchester	Strines 53.3829°N 2.0515°W / 53.3829; -2.0515	Roman Bridge1		River Goyt	18th-century; single segmental span. Grade II listed.[72][73] Carries public bridleway.
Greater Manchester	Uppermill 53.5540°N 2.0091°W / 53.5540; -2.0091			Diggle Brook	"Medieval". Adjacent to Oldham & Ripponden Trust Turnpike bridge (1864)[74] and Brownhill Bridge Mill, which is Grade II listed.[75]
Kent	Eynsford 51.3680°N 0.2109°E / 51.3680; 0.2109	Eynsford Bridge		River Darent	17th-century, two round arches. Grade II listed.[76]
Lancashire	Barrowford 53.8577°N 2.2105°W / 53.8577; -2.2105	Higherford Old Bridge2		Pendle Water	16th/17th-century, parapets added 1814–15; single span. Grade II* listed,[77] Scheduled monument.[78]
Lancashire	Bleasdale 53.9066°N 2.6621°W / 53.9066; -2.6621	Brooks Packhorse Bridge1		River Brock	Single-span. Listed per Hinchliffe,[2]: 61  but not in English Heritage listings.
Lancashire	Catlow Bottoms 53.8227°N 2.1770°W / 53.8227; -2.1770	packhorse bridge1		Catlow Brook	"Perhaps C17"; single semicircular arch. Grade II listed.[79]
Lancashire	Capernwray 53.9041°N 2.3288°W / 53.9041; -2.3288			River Keer	Date uncertain; single semi-elliptical arch. Grade II listed.[80]
Lancashire	Clitheroe 53.84785589180181, -2.4510938134910463	Old Bridge,Lower Hodder Cromwell's Bridge	Cromwell's Bridge ruins, River Hodder.	River Hodder	c. 1562 3 segmental arches, the middle arch being wider. Grade II* listed Scheduled Ancient Monument
Lancashire	Sawley 54.1408°N 2.7228°W / 54.1408; -2.7228	Swanside Bridge		Smithies Brook	17th-century or earlier; single high segmental arch. Grade II listed.[81] Carries public footpath.
Lancashire	Wycoller 53.8494°N 2.1043°W / 53.8494; -2.1043	Wycoller Packhorse Bridge1		Wycoller Beck	17th-century or perhaps earlier; two segmental arches. Grade II* listed,[82] Scheduled monument.[83] Carries a public footpath.
Leicestershire	Anstey 52.6711°N 1.1847°W / 52.6711; -1.1847	Anstey Bridge1		Rothley Brook	Also known as The Old Bridge. Dated by W.G.Hoskins as c. 1500, by Jervoise as late 17th-century, and by English Heritage as 16th/17th-century;[2]: 121  five arches. Grade II* listed,[84] Scheduled monument.[85] Carries public footpath.
Leicestershire	Anstey 52.6750°N 1.1785°W / 52.6750; -1.1785	King William's Bridge3		Rothley Brook	Probably 17th-century; two round arches. Grade II listed.[86] Carries public bridleway.
Leicestershire	Aylestone 52.6033°N 1.1629°W / 52.6033; -1.1629	Aylestone Old Bridge1		River Soar	Also known as the Roman Bridge. Probably 15th-century; eleven small arches (eight on bridge, three on causeway). Grade II* listed,[87] Scheduled monument.[88]
Leicestershire	Medbourne 52.5292°N 0.8218°W / 52.5292; -0.8218	packhorse bridge1		Medbourne Brook	Possibly 13th-century; four arches. Scheduled monument.[89]
Leicestershire	Rearsby 52.7243°N 1.0375°W / 52.7243; -1.0375	Seven Arch Bridge1		Rearsby Brook	Pevsner says medieval, but datestone says 1714; seven semicircular arches, one almost buried. Grade II listed.[90]
Leicestershire	Thurcaston 52.6900°N 1.1736°W / 52.6900; -1.1736	Coffin Bridge1		Rothley Brook	Three similar bridges between Thurcaston and Cropston: Sandham Bridge (52.6929°N 1.1658°W / 52.6929; -1.1658) and Coffin Bridge (52.6900°N 1.1736°W / 52.6900; -1.1736), both with two arches, and a third, single-span, bridge at 52.6924°N 1.1655°W / 52.6924; -1.1655. All three are 16th- or 17th-century and separately Grade II listed.[91][92][93]
Lincolnshire	Utterby 53.4194°N 0.0369°W / 53.4194; -0.0369	Utterby Packhorse Bridge1			14th-century; double chamfered cambered arch. Grade II* listed.[94]
Lincolnshire	West Rasen 53.3895°N 0.4028°W / 53.3895; -0.4028	Bishop's Bridge1		River Rase	15th-century; three segmental arches. Grade II* listed,[95] Scheduled monument.[96]
Norfolk	Walsingham 52.8940°N 0.8770°E / 52.8940; 0.8770	packhorse bridge1		River Stiffkey	Original date unknown, probably reconstructed late 19th century; four small arches. Grade II listed.[97] In grounds of Walsingham Abbey.
Northamptonshire	Charwelton 52.2003°N 1.2186°W / 52.2003; -1.2186	Charwelton Bridge1		River Cherwell	Probably 15th-century; two pointed arches. Grade II listed,[98] Scheduled monument.[99] Carries roadside pavement.
Northumberland	Ovingham 54.9672°N 1.8709°W / 54.9672; -1.8709	Ovingham Packhorse Bridge1		Whittle Burn	18th-century per English Heritage (Hinchliffe says 1698[2]: 65 ); two segmental arches. Grade II listed.[100]
North Yorkshire	Aldbrough St John 54.4975°N 1.6893°W / 54.4975; -1.6893	packhorse bridge1		Aldbrough Beck	Possibly 16th- or 17th-century; three segmental pointed arches. Grade II listed.[101] Carries public footpath.
North Yorkshire	Birstwith 54.0381°N 1.6415°W / 54.0381; -1.6415	New Bridge1		River Nidd	Also known as Haxby Bridge. 1822; single-span. Grade II listed.[102] Carries public right-of-way.
North Yorkshire	Boltby 54.2728°N 1.2470°W / 54.2728; -1.2470	packhorse bridge1		Gurtof Beck	Single semicircular arch.[2]: 67
North Yorkshire	Clapham 54.1185°N 2.3918°W / 54.1185; -2.3918	Brokken Bridge1		Clapham Beck	Probably 18th-century; single segmental arch.[103] Carries public footpath.
North Yorkshire	Croft-on-Tees 54.4848°N 1.5680°W / 54.4848; -1.5680	Clow Beck Packhorse Bridge1		Clow Beck	Possibly 15th-century; two segmental arches on differing alignments. Grade II listed.[104] Carries public bridleway.
North Yorkshire	Danby 54.4599°N 0.8916°W / 54.4599; -0.8916	Duck Bridge1		River Esk	Ancient stone bridge over the River Esk, about 1 km North from Danby Castle.
North Yorkshire	Glaisdale 54.4389°N 0.7921°W / 54.4389; -0.7921	Beggars Bridge2		River Esk	1619; single segmental arch. Grade II* listed.[105] Carries public footpath.
North Yorkshire	Hampsthwaite 54.0236°N 1.6048°W / 54.0236; -1.6048	Cockhill Packhorse Bridge1		Cockhill Beck	Probably 17th-century; single small semicircular arch. Grade II listed.[106]
North Yorkshire	Hubberholme 54.2049°N 2.1008°W / 54.2049; -2.1008	Crook Gill Bridge1		Crook Gill	Single segmental arch.[2]: 72
North Yorkshire	Ivelet 54.3756°N 2.1045°W / 54.3756; -2.1045	Ivelet Bridge2		River Swale	Late 16th-century; single semicircular arch. Grade II* listed.[107]
North Yorkshire	Knox nr Harrogate 54.0150°N 1.5516°W / 54.0150; -1.5516	Knox or Spruisty Bridge1		Oak Beck	17th- or 18th-century; single slightly pointed arch. Grade II listed.[108]
North Yorkshire	Linton 54.0607°N 2.0055°W / 54.0607; -2.0055	Redmayne Packhorse Bridge1		Linton or Eller Beck	Late 17th- or early 18th-century; single shallow arch with additional flood arch. Grade II listed.[109] Carries public byway alongside ford.
North Yorkshire	Norwood 53.9535°N 1.7025°W / 53.9535; -1.7025	Dob Park Bridge1		River Washburn	Probably early 17th-century; single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[110] Carries public byway.
North Yorkshire	Pickering 54.2274°N 0.7880°W / 54.2274; -0.7880	Ings Bridge1		Pickering Beck	Probably early 19th-century; single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[111] Adjacent to public road.
North Yorkshire	Ravenseat, Swaledale 54.4256°N 2.2129°W / 54.4256; -2.2129	Ravenseat Bridge1		Whitsundale Beck	18th-century; single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[112] Carries farm access.
North Yorkshire	Romanby 54.3360°N 1.4509°W / 54.3360; -1.4509	Packhorse Bridge1		Willow Beck	16th-century, repaired 1621; single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[113] Carries public footpath.
North Yorkshire	Skipton 53.9610°N 2.0102°W / 53.9610; -2.0102	Skipton packhorse bridge		Wilderness Beck	Probably 17th-century; single arch. Grade II listed.[114] Carries public footpath.
North Yorkshire	Sowerby 54.2198°N 1.3339°W / 54.2198; -1.3339	Town End Bridge1		Cod Beck	Also known as World's End Bridge. 1672; single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[115] Carries public footpath.
North Yorkshire	Spofforth 53.9585°N 1.4495°W / 53.9585; -1.4495	packhorse bridge		River Crimple	18th-century; single arch. Grade II listed.[116]
North Yorkshire	Stokesley 54.4692°N 1.1927°W / 54.4692; -1.1927	Taylorson's Bridge1		River Leven	17th- or early 18th-century; single round arch. Grade II listed.[117]
North Yorkshire	Thornthwaite 54.0296°N 1.7361°W / 54.0296; -1.7361	Thornthwaite Packhorse Bridge1		Fall or Padside or Darley Beck	Single segmental span. Scheduled monument.[118]
North Yorkshire	Westerdale 54.4464°N 0.9779°W / 54.4464; -0.9779	Hunter's Sty (Stee) Bridge2		River Esk	13th-century, restored 1874; single round span. Scheduled monument.[119] Carries public footpath.
North Yorkshire	Yockenthwaite 54.2071°N 2.1477°W / 54.2071; -2.1477	Yockenthwaite Bridge2		River Wharfe	Probably early 18th-century; single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[120]
Nottinghamshire	Ratcliffe-on-Soar 52.8681°N 1.2702°W / 52.8681; -1.2702	Red Hill Lock Bridge		River Soar (Loughborough Navigation)	Late 18th- or early 19th-century; single semicircular brick arch. Grade II listed.[121] Although described as such in the official listing, this canal bridge is not a packhorse bridge by most accepted definitions.
Shropshire	Clun 52.4204°N 3.0303°W / 52.4204; -3.0303	Clun Bridge		River Clun	Probably 16th-century; five segmental arches. Grade II listed.[122] Carries A488 road.
Shropshire	Rushbury 52.5197°N 2.7190°W / 52.5197; -2.7190	Rushbury Packhorse Bridge1		Eaton Brook	17th-century; single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[123] Carries public bridleway.
Somerset	Allerford 51.2110°N 3.5688°W / 51.2110; -3.5688	Allerford Bridge1		River Aller	Medieval; two segmental-headed arches. Grade II* listed,[124] Scheduled monument.[125] Adjoins public road through ford.
Somerset	Bruton 51.1118°N 2.4534°W / 51.1118; -2.4534	Bow Bridge, Plox1		River Brue	Possibly 15th-century; single-span. Grade I listed,[126] Scheduled monument.[127]
Somerset	Charterhouse 51.2983°N 2.7210°W / 51.2983; -2.7210				17th- or 18th-century; single low segmental arch. Grade II listed.[128]
Somerset	Chew Stoke 51.3531°N 2.6360°W / 51.3531; -2.6360	packhorse bridge3		Strode Brook	Two round arches.
Somerset	Chewton Keynsham 51.3959°N 2.4978°W / 51.3959; -2.4978	Chewton Packhorse Bridge		River Chew	Early 18th-century; two segmental arches. Grade II listed,[129] Scheduled monument.[130] Carries public byway.
Somerset	Dowlish Wake 50.9106°N 2.8893°W / 50.9106; -2.8893	Dowlish Wake Packhorse Bridge		Dowlish Brook	17th- or 18th-century rebuild of medieval bridge; four round arches (two inserted 1994–97 for flood relief purposes).[131] Grade II listed.[132] Carries public footpath alongside road.
Somerset	Dunster 51.1792°N 3.4470°W / 51.1792; -3.4470	Gallox Bridge1		River Avill	Possibly 15th-century; two round arches. Grade I listed,[133] Scheduled monument. Carries public bridleway.
Somerset	Ilchester 51.0077°N 2.7140°W / 51.0077; -2.7140	Pill Bridge1		River Ivel	17th-century; three semicircular arches. Grade II listed,[134] Scheduled monument.[135] Carries public bridleway.
Somerset	Horner 51.1985°N 3.5797°W / 51.1985; -3.5797	Hacketty Way Bridge1		River Horner	Late medieval; single-span. Grade II* listed,[136] Scheduled monument.[137] Carries public bridleway.
Somerset	West Luccombe 51.2035°N 3.5777°W / 51.2035; -3.5777	West Luccombe packhorse bridge		River Horner	Late medieval; single-span. Grade II* listed,[138] Scheduled monument.[139] Carries public footpath.
Somerset	Oare 51.2159°N 3.7310°W / 51.2159; -3.7310	Malmsmead Bridge		Badgworthy Water	17th–18th-century; two rounded arches. Grade II listed.[140] Carries public road.
Somerset	Oare 51.2050°N 3.6904°W / 51.2050; -3.6904	Robber's Bridge		Weir Water	Carries public road.
Somerset	Queen Camel 51.0229°N 2.5799°W / 51.0229; -2.5799	packhorse bridge1		River Cam	Carries public footpath.
Somerset	Rode 51.2842°N 2.2903°W / 51.2842; -2.2903	Scutt's Bridge1		River Frome	Three semicircular arches. Grade II listed.[141] Carries public footpath.
Somerset	Tellisford 51.2996°N 2.2799°W / 51.2996; -2.2799	Tellisford Bridge2		River Frome	Three semicircular arches. Grade II listed.[142] Carries public footpath.
Somerset	Watchet 51.1745°N 3.3486°W / 51.1745; -3.3486	Kentsford Bridge1		Washford River	Probably late medieval; two segmental arches. Grade II listed.[143] Carries public footpath.
Somerset	Wellow 51.3213°N 2.3725°W / 51.3213; -2.3725	Wellow Bridge		Wellow Brook	Late medieval; two round arches. Grade II listed.[144] Carries public footpath.
Somerset	Winsford 51.1254°N 3.6201°W / 51.1254; -3.6201	Lyncombe Bridge		River Exe	17th- or 18th-century, possibly earlier. Grade II listed.[145]
Somerset	Winsford 51.1053°N 3.5644°W / 51.1053; -3.5644	Old Vicarage Bridge1		River Exe	Medieval, restored 1952; two semicircular arches. Grade II listed.[146] Carries public footpath, just upstream of 19th-century road bridge (also called Vicarage Bridge).
Somerset	Winsford 51.1027°N 3.5646°W / 51.1027; -3.5646	packhorse bridge1		Winn Brook	Medieval, restored 1952; single semicircular arch. Grade II listed.[147]
South Yorkshire	Longshaw 53.3291°N 1.6059°W / 53.3291; -1.6059	Burbage Brook Bridge1		Burbage Brook	c. 1750; single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[148] On open access moorland, near to Carl Wark.
South Yorkshire	Oxspring 53.5195°N 1.5986°W / 53.5195; -1.5986	Willow Bridge1		River Don	Probably 17th-century; single slightly pointed arch. Grade II listed.[149] On public bridleway, part of the Trans-Pennine Trail.
South Yorkshire	Rivelin Valley 53.3814°N 1.5622°W / 53.3814; -1.5622	packhorse bridge1		River Rivelin	c. 1775; single elliptical arch. Grade II listed.[150] In Country Park.
South Yorkshire	Wharncliffe Side 53.4449°N 1.5615°W / 53.4449; -1.5615	Glen Howe Packhorse Bridge2		Tinker Brook	Formerly New Mill Bridge. 1734; single elliptical arch. Grade II listed.[151] In public park; resited during construction of Ewden Reservoir.
Staffordshire	Great Haywood 52.8006°N 2.0086°W / 52.8006; -2.0086	Essex Bridge1		River Trent	Probably 16th-century; fourteen round arches. Described as "perhaps the least altered old bridge in the county"[152] and "the longest packhorse bridge in the country".[2]: 129  Grade I listed,[152] Scheduled monument.[153] Carries public bridleway.
Staffordshire	Tamworth 52.631°N 1.689°W / 52.631; -1.689	The Old Bolebridge		River Anker	No longer extant; demolished c.1878–79.[154]
Staffordshire	Wetton, Staffordshire 53.1020°N 1.8592°W / 53.1020; -1.8592	Wetton or Wettonmill Bridge		River Manifold	Early 19th-century; four semicircular arches with triangular section buttresses. Described as a packhorse bridge by English Heritage,[155] though perhaps more accurately a cart bridge. Carries public byway.
Suffolk	Cavenham 52.2958°N 0.5886°E / 52.2958; 0.5886	Stone Bridge2		tributary of River Lark	Probably 16th-century; single segmental brick arch. Grade II listed.[156] Adjacent to public road.
Suffolk	Moulton 52.2528°N 0.4855°E / 52.2528; 0.4855	Moulton Packhorse Bridge1		River Kennett	ca. 1446[157] with 18th-century alterations;[4] four pointed arches. Grade II* listed,[158] Scheduled monument.[159] Carries public footpath.
Surrey	Ewell 51.3596°N 0.2637°W / 51.3596; -0.2637	The Packhorse Bridge		Hogsmill River	18th-century; single semicircular brick arch. Grade II listed.[160]
Surrey	Gomshall 51.2206°N 0.4490°W / 51.2206; -0.4490			River Tillingbourne	15th-century; three arches. Grade II listed.[161]
Warwickshire	Shustoke 52.5165°N 1.6904°W / 52.5165; -1.6904	Blyth Hall Packhorse Bridge		River Blythe	18th-century; three semicircular arches. Grade II listed.[162]
West Midlands	Hampton-in-Arden 52.4186°N 1.6878°W / 52.4186; -1.6878	Hampton in Arden packhorse bridge2		River Blythe	15th-century; three stone and two brick arches. Grade II* listed,[163] Scheduled monument.[164]
West Yorkshire	Bingley 53.8422°N 1.8418°W / 53.8422; -1.8418	Beckfoot Bridge1		Harden Beck	c.1723; single-span. Grade II listed.[165] Carries public footpath.
West Yorkshire	Clayton West 53.6010°N 1.6074°W / 53.6010; -1.6074	Park Mill Bridge1		River Dearne	Probably 18th-century; single-span. Grade II listed.[166] Carries public right-of-way.
West Yorkshire	Colden 53.7531°N 2.0633°W / 53.7531; -2.0633	Strines Bridge1		Colden Water	Possibly 17th-century; single segmental arch. Grade II listed.[167] Carries public footpath; contra Hinchliffe, the English Heritage listing calls it a "fine graceful example of the packhorse type of bridge, but which having steps was probably only ever used as a foot-bridge...."[168]
West Yorkshire	Goose Eye 53.8605°N 1.9734°W / 53.8605; -1.9734			Dean Beck	Date unknown; single arch. Grade II listed.[169] Adjacent to clapper bridge; carries public bridleway.
West Yorkshire	Haworth 53.8343°N 1.9704°W / 53.8343; -1.9704	Long Bridge1		River Worth	Date uncertain; single-span. Grade II listed.[170] Carries public footpath.
West Yorkshire	Hebden Bridge 53.7420°N 2.0133°W / 53.7420; -2.0133	The Old Bridge2		Hebden Water	Also known as Hepton Brig.[2]: 93  c.1510; three segmental arches. Grade II* listed.[171] Carries public right-of-way.
West Yorkshire	Loxley 53.4015°N 1.5505°W / 53.4015; -1.5505			River Loxley	Probably 18th-century, restored 1864. Grade II listed.[172]
West Yorkshire	Marsden 53.6055°N 1.9580°W / 53.6055; -1.9580	Close Gate Bridge1		Haigh Clough	17th- or 18th-century; single-span. Grade II* listed.[173]
West Yorkshire	Marsden 53.6017°N 1.9304°W / 53.6017; -1.9304	Mellor Bridge1		River Colne	17th- or 18th-century; single-span. Grade II* listed.[174] Carries public footpath.
West Yorkshire	Meanwood 53.8212°N 1.5613°W / 53.8212; -1.5613			Meanwood Beck	Early 18th-century. Grade II listed, "a rare survival of a pack-horse bridge sited within a suburban setting".[175]
West Yorkshire	Oxenhope 53.8201°N 1.9465°W / 53.8201; -1.9465	North Ives or Donkey Bridge1		Bridgehouse Beck	Date uncertain; single steeply arched span. Grade II listed.[176] Carries public footpath.
West Yorkshire	Rishworth Moor 53.6389°N 1.9938°W / 53.6389; -1.9938	Oxygrains Old Bridge2		Oxygrains Clough	Probably early 17th-century;[177] single-span. Scheduled monument.[178] On Access Land.
West Yorkshire	Ripponden 53.6745°N 1.9399°W / 53.6745; -1.9399	Waterloo or Ripponden Old Bridge2		River Ryburn	1752;[179] single-span. Grade II* listed,[180] Scheduled monument.[181] Public road.
West Yorkshire	Stanbury 53.8342°N 1.9784°W / 53.8342; -1.9784	Lumbfoot Bridge1		River Worth	Date uncertain; single-span. Grade II listed.[182] Carries public footpath.
West Yorkshire	Wakefield 53.6759°N 1.4895°W / 53.6759; -1.4895	Little Bridge1		River Calder	Probably 18th-century; three elliptical arches. Grade II listed.[183]
West Yorkshire	Wadsworth 53.7791°N 2.0130°W / 53.7791; -2.0130	Lumb Bridge1		Crimsworth Dean Beck	Probably early 18th-century; single-span. Grade II listed.[184] Carries public bridleway.
Wiltshire	Coombe Bissett 51.0368°N 1.8461°W / 51.0368; -1.8461	packhorse bridge2		River Ebble	Medieval, widened in the 19th century; three low two-centred arches. Grade II listed.[185] Carries public footpath.
Wiltshire	Melksham 51.3577°N 2.1708°W / 51.3577; -2.1708	packhorse bridge1		River Avon	1725; four segmental arches. Grade II listed.[186] Carries public footpath.
Worcestershire	Astley 52.3028°N 2.3112°W / 52.3028; -2.3112	New Bridge		Dick Brook	Late 18th- or early 19th-century, possibly earlier, single arch. Grade II listed.[187] Carries public bridleway.
Worcestershire	Shell 52.2352°N 2.0729°W / 52.2352; -2.0729	Shell Packhorse Bridge1		Bow Brook	17th-century or earlier, two round arches. Grade II listed.[188] Adjacent to ford on public road.

Isle of Man

County	Location	Name	Photograph	Crosses	Notes
Isle of Man	Ballasalla 54.1020°N 4.6313°W / 54.1020; -4.6313	Crossag or Monks' Bridge		Silver Burn	c. 1350; two slightly pointed arches. "It is believed to be the best example of [a] medieval bridge in the British Isles."[189]

Scotland

County	Location	Name	Photograph	Crosses	Notes
Borders	Stow of Wedale 55.69°N 2.8629°W / 55.69; -2.8629	Stow Old Bridge		Gala Water	1655; three segmental arches. Grade B listed.[190]
Highland	Carrbridge 57.283889°N 3.815556°W / 57.283889; -3.815556	Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge		River Dulnain	1717; slender arch. Category B listed.[191][192]
Fife	Coaltown of Balgonie 56.1726°N 3.1166°W / 56.1726; -3.1166	Barrel Brig		River Ore, Fife	Early 18th century; double-span with cutwaters. Grade B listed, Scheduled monument.[193][194]
Highland	John o' Groats 58.6430°N 3.0853°W / 58.6430; -3.0853			Huna Burn	1651; single-span. Grade B listed.[195]
South Lanarkshire	East Kilbride 55.7295°N 4.2271°W / 55.7295; -4.2271	Craig Mill Packhorse Bridge		White Cart Water	Single-span. Grade B listed.[196]

Wales

County	Location	Name	Photograph	Crosses	Notes
Blaenau Gwent	Aberbeeg 51.7101°N 3.1442°W / 51.7101; -3.1442	Aberbeeg Packhorse Bridge		Ebbw Fach River	Grade II listed.[197]
Conwy	Penmachno 53.0599°N 3.7807°W / 53.0599; -3.7807	Roman Bridge		River Machno	Grade II listed.[198]
Flintshire	Caergwrle 53.1109°N 3.0367°W / 53.1109; -3.0367	Caergwrle Packhorse Bridge		River Alyn	Mid-17th-century; "one of the finest examples in Wales".[199] Grade II listed.[200]
Flintshire	Ffrith 53.0901°N 3.0657°W / 53.0901; -3.0657	Ffrith Bridge		River Cegidog	Probably 18th-century; single-span. Grade II listed, Scheduled monument.[201]
Gwynedd	Dyffryn Ardudwy 52.7919°N 4.0253°W / 52.7919; -4.0253	Pont Scethin		Afon Ysgethin	Probably 18th-century; single arch. Scheduled monument.[202]
Gwynedd	Minllyn 52.7070°N 3.6961°W / 52.7070; -3.6961	Pont Minllyn		River Dovey	Probably 17th-century; two segmental arches. Grade II listed,[203] Scheduled monument.[204]
Powys	Llangenny 51.8636°N 3.1067°W / 51.8636; -3.1067			Grwyne Fawr	Grade II listed.[205]
Swansea	Cheriton 51.6111°N 4.2262°W / 51.6111; -4.2262	Kittlehill Packhorse Bridge		Burry Pill	Grade II listed.[206]