White Mill Bridge
A Scheduled Ancient Monument and probably the oldest bridge to cross the River Stour is reputedly also the oldest bridge in Dorset, but who knows!
What is known are references to the building of "A Bridge on the River Stour adjacent to the White Mill" in the year 1175 and that during an investigation of the foundations on which it stands, there are timber pilings which have been carbon dated to the twelfth century. There is also a record from 1341 showing three shillings bequeathed for bridge repairs.
The basic construction of what you see here, somewhat updated by the Victorians and again repaired in more recent times, probably dates from the 16th century.
White Mill Bridge
A Scheduled Ancient Monument and probably the oldest bridge to cross the River Stour is reputedly also the oldest bridge in Dorset, but who knows!
What is known are references to the building of "A Bridge on the River Stour adjacent to the White Mill" in the year 1175 and that during an investigation of the foundations on which it stands, there are timber pilings which have been carbon dated to the twelfth century. There is also a record from 1341 showing three shillings bequeathed for bridge repairs.
The basic construction of what you see here, somewhat updated by the Victorians and again repaired in more recent times, probably dates from the 16th century.