Swanside Packhorse Bridge

Swanside Packhorse Bridge, Rimington, Lancashire GRID REFERENCE SD 78496 45380.  Grade 11-Listed Lancashire County Council takes care of this genuine packhorse bridge, which has been well serviced and repaired over the years.  I would date it 17th century, and believe it would have replaced an earlier model.  The major building period for packhorse bridges was…