The old road at Barbers Bridge
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The old road at Barbers Bridge
Image: © John Winder Taken: 21 Jun 2014
This is the old course of the Newent road at Barbers Bridge, rerouted and straightened since the closure of the railway line here in 1964. Walk up this road and you cross over the old railway bridge. The name Barbers Bridge is said to be a corruption of "Barbarous Bridge", a reference to the Civil War Battle of Highnam which took place here in 1643. In 1868, 86 skeletons were discovered here and Image is nearby.
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Image Location
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51.895898
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-2.332455