Clapper Bridge - Wycoller, UK - Stone Bridges on Waymarking.com

"Wycoller is a village in the civil parish of Trawden Forest in Pendle, Lancashire, England. It is located 3 miles east of Colne, near to the junction of the Lancashire, West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire borders.

The village dates back to before the 10th century BC. Central to the village are the ruins of Wycoller Hall. The village is a conservation area, and is closed to outside traffic. There is a car park on Trawden Road and another on the east side of the village opposite Height Laithe Farm on the road towards Haworth." link

The bridge
"Clapper Bridge (SD932392) — variously known as Hall Bridge, Weaver’s Bridge and Druid’s Bridge — had two stone slabs supported by a central stone pier, with their ends on the banks of the stream. It was built probably in the late 18th or early 19th century, though some say it is of medieval origin. The eastern slab broke and the bridge was repaired by supporting the cracked slab on another stone pier closer to the east bank.

The surface of this bridge's slabs had grooves worn by iron horseshoes and people wearing metalled clogs crossing it but these were chiselled out around 1910. Apparently a farmer's daughter tripped on the grooves and fell to her death in the stream below.

Wycoller was a centre for weaving until the end of the 19th century but is now a quiet hamlet set in a designated Country Park. It has seven bridges and a ford just downstream of Clam Bridge, the remains of which can still be seen.

Cars are excluded from the village and the path alongside Wycoller Beck is part of the Brontë Way — nearby Wycoller Hall (now ruined) is thought to have been the model for Ferndean Manor in Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre." link

Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Wycoller, Lancashire Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Public Footpath Water or other terrain spanned: Wycoller Beck Architect/Builder: Not listed Construction Date: Not listed

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