Pensford is the largest village in the civil parish of Publow in Somerset, England. It lies in the Chew Valley, approximately 7 miles south of Bristol, 8 miles west of Bath, and 14 miles north of Well
Aerial photo of Pensford with the Pensford Viaduct in the foreground
High Street
The winding engine house at Pensford Colliery
Bailey Bridge temporarily replacing the A37 Bridge washed away in the 1968 floods in Pensford
Pensford Viaduct is a disused railway bridge in the village of Pensford, within the historic English county of Somerset, now unitary authority Bath and North East Somerset. It is a Grade II listed bui
Pensford
…suffered a major flood in 1968 with serious damage to towns and villages along its route. The flood swept away the bridge over the A37 and damaged the railway viaduct so badly that it never reopened. On 10–11 July, a storm brought heavy rainfall to the valley, with 175 millimetres (7 in) falling in 18 hours on Chew…