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Bathampton Toll Bridge

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by Hickes and Isaac in 1872, for the Bridge Company Turnpike Trust. It has nine pointed arches: three larger ones in the centre and three smaller ones at either end. The north end was built over an earlier bridge and
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and Bathampton is single-track with give way signs. On the Bathampton side to the south of the river, the road crosses three further bridges. The first is a modern bridge over the dual-carriageway Batheaston/
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was built at the same time as the bridge and is also Grade II listed. It is a two storey building with a high pitch slate roof. A board advertising the historical toll prices is still in place.
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In 2021, it had the tenth highest revenue of UK toll bridges, with a revenue of over £1 million. The bridge is owned by the
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Grade II listed buildings in Bath and North East Somerset
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Coordinates
51°24′05″N 2°19′32″W / 51.4015°N 2.3256°W / 51.4015; -2.3256
River Avon
Batheaston
Bathampton
Somerset
Arch bridge
Bath stone
arch bridge
River Avon
Bathampton
Bath
listed structure
Bath stone
mill leat
Batheaston
Swainswick
A4
Great Western Main Line
Kennet and Avon Canal
Toll house
General Estates Company
Whitchurch Bridge
River Thames
The Toll House
The bridge road
Close up of bridge
Historic England
"Bathampton Toll Bridge (1395371)"

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