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Did you know that Tarr Steps near Winsford in Somerset is thought to date from around 1000 BC and is the oldest bridge in Britain still in use? It shows our ancestors were organised and resourceful – the clapper bridge (made with stones not cemented together) over the River Barle in Exmoor spans 180 feet, with the 17 main slabs weighing an estimated five tonnes each
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