Ponsworthy

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Thatched cottages and the "splash" at Ponsworthy

Ponsworthy is a hamlet on the eastern side of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It lies in the steep valley of the West Webburn River about Template: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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref> It was further repaired in 1911.<ref>Template:NHLE </ref> The bridge has a Template: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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