Poundsgate

Coordinates: 50°32′03″N 3°49′42″W / 50.5341°N 3.8284°W / 50.5341; -3.8284
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A cottage at Poundsgate
Poundsgate is located in Devon
Poundsgate
Location of Poundsgate in Devon

Poundsgate is a small village in Dartmoor, Devon, England, located on the road between Ashburton and Princetown.

The postal area of "Poundsgate" is a wide geographical area. There are a few cottages clustered around a popular stopping point for travellers, the Tavistock Inn, which is thought to date back to the 13th century. There are also many farms in and around the village. At one time there was a shop, a post office and a garage.

Poundsgate takes its name from the

Widecombe and within the manor of Spitchwick
.

It is even said to have been visited by the

the Great Thunderstorm, Widecombe
).

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50°32′03″N 3°49′42″W / 50.5341°N 3.8284°W / 50.5341; -3.8284