Monument record MLI54202 - Packhorse Bridge, West Rasen

Summary

Medieval packhorse bridge, thought to date from the 15th century, though with possibly earlier origins.

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Full Description

An old packhorse bridge which has three arches and is 20m long by 1.5m wide. Thought to have been built in about 1310, probably by Bishop Walderby. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5} There is some descrepancy on the actual date of the bridge, with Pevsner preferring a 15th century date for its construction. {6} A narrow packhorse bridge dating from the 15th century, repointed and repaired in 1840, and with some 20th century alterations. It is built of coursed ironstone rubble with a cobbled roadway, humped to the centre, and consists of three elliptical, double-chamfered ribbed arches. The two stone piers have faceted bases which sit on 20th century large bases and have small cutwaters upstream. The parapet, has a deep half saddleback coping. The monument has been designated as both a Scheduled Monument and a Listed Building; for the full description and the legal address, please refer to the appropriate entries in the National Heritage List for England. {7}{8}{9}{10}

Sources/Archives (10)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: John Murray. 1903. Handbook for Lincolnshire - Second Edition. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: E. Jervoise. 1932. The Ancient Bridges of Mid and Eastern England. p.56.
  •  Photograph: 1938. Photographs of Packhorse Bridge, West Rasen. -.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 08 NE: B.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 08 NE: 1.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.795.
  •  Scheduling Record: MINISTRY OF WORKS. MOW 819. -.
  •  Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1986. AM 107. SAM 9.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. Jan 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 11/69.
  •  Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1063403.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 06314 89266 (5m by 8m) Surveyed
Civil Parish WEST RASEN, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jan 9 2026 11:28AM

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