Barton Bridge

Barton Bridge is a former packhorse bridge dating from the 14th century, with an attached footbridge from the mid-19th century. It is constructed from roughly coursed, dressed stone and is located approximately 85 meters northwest of Barton Farmhouse, which is a Grade I listed building.

The packhorse bridge spans the River Avon and leads to a small island before splitting into a ramped roadway and a narrower footbridge over a side stream. It features four pointed arches, with recessed pointed arches beneath. On the upstream side, there are three triangular cut-waters topped with pyramidal weather cappings. Stone buttresses are located on either side of the northwest end of the bridge. While there are no visible signs of an earlier parapet, tall kerb stones, which are partly buried under later resurfacing of a previously cobbled road surface, mark the edge of the roadway. These kerb stones are topped with tubular iron railings that extend to the southeast end, where the bridge continues over the island, accompanied by 25 meters of stone walling on its upstream side. The attached footbridge spans the side stream of the river and consists of two large stone slabs supported by a rectangular stone pier that has been chamfered on its upstream side.