East Farleigh Bridge

East Farleigh Bridge is a road bridge across the River Medway in East Farleigh, Kent, England.

East Farleigh Bridge
East Farleigh Bridge
Coordinates	51.254616°N 0.484667°E / 51.254616; 0.484667
Crosses	River Medway
Locale	East Farleigh
Owner	Kent County Council
Maintained by	Kent County Council
Heritage status	Grade I listed, also a scheduled ancient monument
Preceded by	Barming Bridge
Followed by	Tovil Bridge
Characteristics
Material	Ragstone
No. of spans	Five
Piers in water	Three
History
Construction end	14th century
East Farleigh Bridge Location in Kent

The bridge is medieval and was probably constructed in the 14th century. It comprises four arches, spanning the river and a smaller, later arch spanning the north bank. A long retaining wall carrying the road over the low-lying meadow to the south of the river has a blind arch on one side. The bridge is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled ancient monument.[1][2]

It is built of coursed rag-stone with ashlar capping stones to the parapets. The bridge is narrow, only wide enough to permit traffic to pass in one direction at a time. The bridge features substantial cutwaters on each side. It has been described as "probably the finest medieval bridge in the south of England".[2]

The west side of the bridge looking south showing the cutwaters and the blind arch

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Maidstone
• List of scheduled monuments in Maidstone

References

1. Historic England. "East Farleigh Bridge (1249674)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
2. Historic England. "East Farleigh Bridge (415833)". PastScape. Retrieved 28 January 2012.