Ponsworthy
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Ponsworthy is a hamlet on the eastern side of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It lies in the steep valley of the West Webburn River about Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of the village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor.
Its row of picturesque thatched cottages, climbing up a steep hill, are often the subject of calendars and postcards. It also has a mill and old bakehouse, converted to a house in 1976. Ponsworthy House, built c.1800, has a porch with Doric columns of granite.[1] At the foot of the hill is the ‘Ponsworthy Splash’, where vehicles must drive through a small stream which runs across the road.
The village is also well known for Ponsworthy Bridge over the West Webburn River. It has a single arch and contains a stone engraved with the dates 1666 and 1792 - believed to be when repairs were carried out. [2] It was further repaired in 1911.[3] The bridge has a Script error: No such module "convert". width restriction, which is one of the reasons the village is so quiet, for it is impassable to modern coaches.
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