More information : (ST 50002340). Pill Bridge (Foot) (NAT). (1)
A pack-horse bridge across the river Yeo, known as Pill Bridge.
It has three lofty arches and is 4 ft wide between the
parapets. The arches are semicircular in shape, and the piers
are narrow. The present bridge was probably constructed early
in the 17th century. Thomas Gerard, c 1633, stated that "the
River (Parrett) passeth under Pillbridge .." (Jervoise seems to
find this relevant even though the river concerned is the Yeo). (2)
Pill Bridge was built by the early 13th century. The present
high and narrow pack-horse bridge was built in the 17th
century. The lessees of Brook Ilchester in 1530 agreed to
maintain the bridge during their tenancy, and their successor
in the mid 18th century was being required to make repairs. A
warehouse was established at Pill Bridge by 1699, and a house
there, known as Pill Bridge House, survived until shortly
before 1805. The Lockyer family leased the house and warehouse
and took tolls of all traffic between their wharves below the
bridge and the town until trade disappeared at the end of the
18th century. (3)
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