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BEGGAR'S BRIDGE, a handsome, one-arched bridge on the river Esk, 1½ mile W of Egdon, N. R. Yorkshire. The erection of it is ascribed to a romantic love incident; and the scene around it is often visited by pleasure parties.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a handsome, one-arched bridge" (ADL Feature Type: "bridges") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Beggars Bridge |
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