Bridge over the River Meden on Newbound Mill Lane, Notts Derbys border. Single span Georgian stone structure. Step arrangement gives access to lower lever and two walkways under bridge. Iron pivot attached to wall under arch. Newbound Mill Farm boundary wall same make up as the bridge. Some concrete work on walkways. Second bridge close by over the Merril Sick, stone with some work done in concrete. Newbound Mill (see M6620) situated to the west of the bridge. (1)
Shown on Sanderson. (2)
Shown on Chapmans map of Nottinghamshire. (3)
Mansfield had at least one ancient bridge, the Eghtredesbrug … Repairs were made the charge of the Lord of the Manor, in this case Queen Philippa, wife of Edward III, who granted her oaks from Sherwood Forest. (4)
Hartrey Bridge is Eghtredesbrug 1227. (5)
Downe (Nottingham greate way) to Hartley, alias East Bridg, near to Newbound Milne. (6)

Data Held (Document). SNT2647.

Sketch on reverse of form in bridges file

Data Held: Ground Photograph (Ground photograph). SNT2646.

<1> Cauldwell JA and White J, 2003, Bridges Survey (Unpublished document). SNT1665.

<2> Sanderson G, 1835, 20 miles around Mansfield - 2 in (Map). SNT48.

<3> Chapman J, 1774, Nottinghamshire - approx 1in (Map). SNT550.

<4> Peverel Archaeology Group, 1954, Ann Rept 6, pp 26,28 (Published document). SNT1124.

<5> Gover, Mawer & Stenton, 1940, Place Names of Nottinghamshire, p 125 (Published document). SNT670.

<6> Stapleton A, 1893, The Last Permabulation of Sherwood Forest (1662), p 7 (Published document). SNT1785.