Doctor Bridge, Eskdale, Cumbria
N 54° 23.736 W 003° 14.993
30U E 483775 N 6027566
Doctor Bridge is named on the maps as it crosses the river Esk. This is a popular crossing for walkers making a circuit of the river between the bridges. Grade 2 listed structure. Started life as a narrow packhorse bridge.
Waymark Code: WMB462
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/03/2011
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Doctor Bridge is named after Edward Tyson, who was a surgeon, who had the bridge widened in 1734 for his pony and trap. from
Grade 2 listing - Visit Link
"Eskdale is a brilliant area for walks, with one leading from the village, past the mill, to Eel Tarn. Another, past the church leads to Doctor Bridge, returning on the opposite river bank emerging at the George IV pub at Eskdale Green.
Near Doctor Bridge, is the National Trust owned Penny Hill Farm. Another 'listed' farmhouse, owned by the National Trust, is Brotherilkeld, near the foot of Hard Knott pass." from Visit Link
Doctor Bridge is made from local stone, spanning a natural rock outcrop narrowing across the river.
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