▁villages ▁of ▁Sw ark stone ▁and ▁St anton ▁by ▁Bridge . ▁It ▁was ▁fin anced ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁' B ell am ont ▁sister s . ▁Both ▁had ▁become ▁engaged ▁and ▁were ▁to ▁throw ▁a ▁joint ▁celebr ation ; ▁their ▁f ian c és , ▁however , ▁had ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁local ▁bar ons ▁on ▁the ▁far ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁Following ▁a ▁storm ▁the ▁Tr ent ▁became ▁sw ol len ; ▁eager ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁br ides - to - be ▁and ▁their ▁party , ▁the ▁men ▁tried ▁to ▁ford ▁the ▁river ▁on ▁horse back : ▁both ▁were ▁swe pt ▁away ▁and ▁d rown ed . ▁The ▁Bell am ont ▁sister s ▁commission ed ▁the ▁bridge ▁so ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁else ▁would ▁suffer ▁the ▁tra ged y ▁they ▁had . ▁Ne ither ▁sister ▁married ▁and ▁both ▁died ▁in ▁pover ty ▁having ▁exha usted ▁their ▁fortune ▁on ▁building ▁the ▁bridge . ▁ ▁Sw ark stone ▁bridge ▁is ▁three ▁qu arters ▁of ▁a ▁mile ▁long ▁and ▁has ▁ 1 7 ▁arch es . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁longest ▁stone ▁bridge ▁in ▁England , ▁and ▁the ▁longest ▁in land ▁bridge ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 5 , ▁Sw ark stone ▁Bridge ▁was ▁the ▁fur th est ▁point ▁South ▁Bon ny ▁Prince ▁Charlie , ▁and ▁his ▁troops , ▁got ▁in ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁rec laim ▁the ▁British ▁Th r one . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Pe vs ner , ▁the ▁present ▁part ▁actually ▁crossing ▁the ▁river , ▁which ▁has ▁ 5 ▁arch