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Lower Fittleworth South Bridge is a medieval bridge structure located in Sussex, England. The bridge crosses the River Rother and forms part of the historic routeway through the Rother valley. Constructed in stone, it retains characteristics typical of medieval bridge engineering of the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries. The structure represents an important example of medieval infrastructure serving local communication and commerce in the Sussex Weald.
Lower Fittleworth South Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005844. View the official record →
Lower Fittleworth South Bridge is a medieval bridge structure located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005844.
Lower Fittleworth South Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005844.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Mill Ball: a bowl barrow south of Bury Hill (6.8 km), Cross dyke 330m north west of Whiteways Lodge (7.3 km), Bowl barrow 430m north east of Gumber Farm (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lower Fittleworth South Bridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Lower Fittleworth South Bridge stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.