Richard the Second, and Henry the Fourth, the bailiffs were allowed, in consequence of a grant for that purpose, to take certain tolls of wares, merchandize, &c. &c. passing over and under the bridge, to be applied for the maintenance of it. In 1787, this structure became so ruinous, that an application was made to the county for rebuilding it, but it appearing not to be a county bridge, the Marquis of Buckingham proposed a subscription, when a consider able sum was raised, and, in the year 1798, the present bridge was erected. The view from it of the adjacent sountry is full of beauty. |