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Trotton Bridge is a medieval bridge crossing the River Rother in West Sussex, England. Dating to the fourteenth century, it is constructed of stone with a single arch and represents an important example of medieval river crossing infrastructure in the South of England. The bridge features cutwaters on its upstream face, a characteristic defensive feature of medieval bridge design that helped protect the structure from debris and flood damage. It retains much of its original medieval fabric and remains a significant survival of vernacular bridge engineering from the period.
Trotton Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005867. View the official record →
Trotton Bridge is a medieval bridge crossing the River Rother in West Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005867.
Trotton 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 1005867.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow north-west of Brooms Farm (6.5 km), Medieval chapel near Chilgrove, 295m north-west of Yewtree Cottage (6.6 km), Romano-British villa, with cemetery and associated building, at Batten Hanger, 600m south east of Hill Lands Farm (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Trotton 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.
Trotton Bridge stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.