Ponsworthy
Ponsworthy is a
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
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 7.5 foot (2.3 m) width restriction, which is one of the reasons the village is so quiet, for it is impassable to modern coaches.
References
- ISBN 0-14-071050-7.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ "Widecombe History Group Talk: Local Transport (2)". The Widecombe-in-the-Moor Website. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "PONSWORTHY BRIDGE (1242424)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- Thurlow, George (2001). Thurlow's Dartmoor Companion (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: Peninsula Press. p. 190. ISBN 1-872640-48-6.
External links
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