Bickham Bridge Bickham Bridge (Formerly Under The Parish Of North Huish)

Bickham Bridge is a road bridge over the River Avon, likely built in the 16th century or early 17th century. It is constructed from slate rubble and features dressed slate arches. The bridge has two spans with round arches that have recessed arch rings; the outer ring is chamfered, and the arches spring from chamfered imposts. There are curators on the central pier on both the upstream and downstream sides, which include triangular refuges in the parapets. The parapets consist of dressed vertical slates with deep lacing slates at intervals, and they splay out at either end over the abutments. The carriageway on the bridge is approximately 3.5 meters wide. It is important to note that previous sources incorrectly stated that the bridge has three spans. Bickham Bridge is located on the parish boundary and was previously partly within North Huish parish before recent boundary changes; it is now entirely within Diptford.