Ponsworthy is a Village in the county of Devon.

Ponsworthy postcode: TQ13 7PJ

Retail in Ponsworthy

There are great places to visit near Ponsworthy including some great cities, historic buildings, villages, canals, rivers and streams, beaches, geological features, sssis, hiking areas, nature reserves, towns, parks, airports, castles and ruins.

There are a several good cities in the area around Ponsworthy like Exeter.

The area around Ponsworthy boasts some of the best historic buildings including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

There are a several good villages in the Ponsworthy area like Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.

There are a number of canals near Ponsworthy including Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Ponsworthy include East Lyn River.

Ponsworthy has some unmissable beaches nearby like Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

Ponsworthy is near some unmissable geological features like Valley of Rocks,

Places near Ponsworthy feature a number of interesting sssis including Dartmoor.

The area close to Ponsworthy boasts some of the best hiking areas including Dartmoor.

There are a number of nature reserves near to Ponsworthy including Dartmoor.

Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton are some of Ponsworthy best towns to visit near Ponsworthy.

Bicton Park is one of Ponsworthy's best, nearby parks to visit in Ponsworthy.

Exeter Airport is one of Ponsworthy's best, nearby airports to visit in Ponsworthy.

There are a several good castles in the area around Ponsworthy like Berry Pomeroy Castle.

The area close to Ponsworthy boasts some of the best ruins including Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Ponsworthy History

There are some historic monuments around Ponsworthy:

• Huts and fields NE of Rippon Tor
• Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam
• Leapra Cross: a wayside cross at the entrance to Moor Gate Farm
• Deserted medieval settlement at Challacombe
• Pound at Newbridge
• Enclosed prehistoric settlement and three round cairns 870m south east of Horn's Cross
• Two cairns with two cists and a stone hut circle on the east facing slope of Lakehead Hill forming part of a ritual complex
• Bennett's Cross: a wayside cross on the south side of the B3212, 900m north east of the Warren House Inn
• Three hut circles at north end of Vogwell Down
• Riders Rings (The Rings)
• Stone hut circle on Down Ridge 480m south west of Saddle Bridge
• Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor
• Two prehistoric settlements 1280m SSW of The Grey Wethers
• Enclosure on Cator Common, 400m ESE of Riddon Brake
• Hut circles and fields on Buckland Common
• Cairn on northern Harford Moor
• Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor
• Enclosed prehistoric settlement and round cairn 880m south west of Venford Reservoir dam
• Two stone hut circles 80m and 130m north of Rippon Tor
• Stall Moor circle and long stone row
• Enclosed prehistoric settlement 150m south east of Hookney Tor
• Ring cairn on Holne Ridge 860m north west of Hapstead Ford and 1180m north east of Ryder's Hill
• Chapel E of parish church
• Prehistoric settlements, fields and enclosures within the Shapley Common coaxial field system, 770m south of Challacombe Cross
• Four cairns 310m south of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge
• Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton
• Round cairn 620m south east of Challacombe Cross
• Tor cairn 50m north east of Hookney Tor
• Enclosure with hut circles north of Bala Brook intake
• Holne Chase Castle
• Ring cairn on Holne Moor 430m south west of Seale's Stoke
• Blowing house on Down Ridge
• Hut circles E of the Saddle Tor
• Medieval settlement 470m east of Hartyland
• Blowing house at junction of Hook Lake and River Erme
• Hut circles and field systems E of Mel Tor
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 350m south west of Horn's Cross
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 420m north west and 440m west of Horn's Cross
• Yar Tor stone row and adjacent cist
• Cairn 190m west of Archerton
• Watching Place Cross: a wayside cross at the junction of the B3212 with the B3344
• Dispersed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields 490m south east of Silk House
• Hut 700yds (640m) NW of Sharp Tor
• Sanduck Cross: a wayside cross on the north side of a minor road 45m south west of Sanduck Farm
• King's Barrow on King Tor, Hookney Down
• Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor
• Two cairns on the summit of Water Hill 450m north west of Warren House Inn
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement known as Kraps Ring
• Four cairns 560m east of Hapstead Ford and 1660m east of Ryder's Hill, forming part of a cairn cemetery in the Mardle Valley
• Cairn cemetery 900m north east of Hapstead Ford and 2km WSW of Fore Stoke
• Enclosure and hut circles in Erme Valley on east side of Stall Moor
• An agglomerated enclosure and two stone hut circles 580m west of Laughter Hole Farm
• Three enclosed hut groups, Black Tor, Shipley Bridge
• Eastern White Barrow
• A round cairn on White Ridge lying 570m north of the source of Stannon Brook
• Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and other archaeological remains on Holne Moor west and north west of Venford Reservoir
• The North Teign coaxial field system (western part) and associated later remains at Shovel Down, Stonetor Hill and Long Ridge
• Hut enclosure N of Old Hill
• Cairn on Corndon Tor
• Unenclosed stone hut settlement on the east side of the Erme Valley, north Harford Moor
• Hospit Cross: a wayside cross at Bovey Cross, 900m NNE of North Bovey village
• Stone hut circle 580m south west of Statts Bridge
• Beetor Cross: the site of a wayside cross and a later, 18th century, waymarker 230m south east of Beetor
• Burial chamber on Blackslade Down
• Pound NE of Holwell Tor
• Two hut circles N of Lower Blackaton
• Hunter's Tor camp
• Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland Tor
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 900m and 940m north west of Warren House Inn
• Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby Coombe
• Earthwork in Houndtor Wood
• Platform cairn 370m south east of Challacombe Cross
• Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor
• Enclosures and hut circles at Petre's Pits Bottom
• Cairn and cist on the northern side of Fernworthy Reservoir, 660m north west of Metherall
• Stone alignment and cairn 800m SSW of Yardworthy
• Three agglomerated enclosures, a round cairn and part of the Stannon block field system lying within Great Stannon Newtake
• A ring cairn 700m south east of Runnage Bridge, on the southern side of Soussons Down
• Cairn and cist 430m north east of Grimspound
• Clapper Bridge, Postbridge
• Kistvaen 325yds (300m) S of Archerton
• Stone cross on Ter Hill
• Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge
• Medieval farmstead 340m south east of Cold East Cross
• Three round cairns 960m and 920m north east of Outer Huccaby Ring
• The North Gate and part of the precinct area of Buckfast Abbey
• Two double stone alignments, cairn and standing stone 700m south west of Laughter Hole Farm
• Hut circles on Heatree Down
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and section of field system 330m north east of Hemstone Rocks
• Enclosure and hut circles on Erme Plains E of River Erme
• Hut circle at Tunhill Rocks
• Cairns N of Corndon Tor
• Cairn 500m NNW of Archerton
• Coaxial fields forming part of Shapley Common coaxial field system, 720m north of Hookney Tor
• Three enclosed hut groups, Huntingdon Warren
• Seven Lords' Lands round barrow
• Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 600m west of Laughter Hole Farm
• A cairn and cist 380m west and a cairn and standing stone 370m south west of Bellever Tor, forming an outlying part of a cairn cemetery
• Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 630m south of Hemstone Rocks
• Haytor granite tramway
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor
• Hut circles in Erme Valley
• Sherberton stone circle 315m SSE of Little Sherberton
• Five round barrows on Black Hill
• A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 670m south of The Grey Wethers
• Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Halshanger and Horridge Commons, forming part of the Rippon Tor coaxial field system
• Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe Down
• Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood
• Enclosure and hut circles at junction of Blatchford Bottom and River Erme
• Ouldsbroom Cross
• Enclosure WSW of Dockwell Hole
• Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on Tom's Hill, 870m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• Wayside cross on Down Ridge 1.1km south west of Saddle Bridge
• Broadun prehistoric enclosed settlement, 780m NNW of Archerton
• Stone alignment, cairns, enclosed prehistoric settlement and a length of reave on Hurston Ridge
• Roundy Park prehistoric enclosure and cairn with cist, 560m north east of Archerton
• Stone row N of Yarner Wells
• Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland Warren
• Four hut circles N of Bush Down
• Three hut circles E of Bush Down
• Five barrows on Hamel Down
• Medieval strip fields, tinworks, prehistoric settlements, and a cairn on the lower western slopes of Hamel Down
• A prehistoric settlement with enclosures, an irregular aggregate field system and cairn north of Bellever Tor
• Four round barrows on Soussons Down, 960m north west of Soussons
• Hameldown Beacon barrow
• Earthworks in Boro' Wood
• Enclosure and hut circles E of Huntingdon Ford
• Two cairns at Ausewell Rocks
• Round cairn on Soussons Down, 1.2km north west of Soussons
• Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 340m south west of Laughter Hole Farm
• Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor
• Three stone hut circles 300m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• Round cairn and Headland Warren boundary stone 210m north of Birch Tor
• Two Headland Warren boundary stones, 275m and 430m north of Birch Tor
• Kerbed cairn and cist 635m south west of The Grey Wethers
• Hut circles W of Higher Shapley
• Three stone hut circles 780m SSW of Venford Reservoir dam
• Hele Cross: a wayside cross 700m south east of Wormhill
• Round cairn 580m south of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge
• Cairn on Hameldown Tor
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Broadun Ring, 500m north west of Hartland Tor
• Stone hut circle 450m north east of Teignhead Farm
• Hut circles E of Pritton
• Eight cairns forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge and a stone alignment immediately west of Horn's Cross
• Blowing house N of Dry Lake
• Enclosure with hut circles north of Bala Brook intake
• Five cairns, two stone alignments and three cists, forming part of a ritual complex on Lakehead Hill
• Hut circles and enclosure to S of Left Lake
• Wayside cross 1120m ENE of Childe's Tomb
• Deserted medieval settlement at Blackaton, 340m and 400m north east of Lower Blackaton
• Two stone circles known as The Grey Wethers, three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure in Great Stannon Newtake
• Hembury Castle
• Irregular aggregate field system and stone hut circle 755m north east of Dunnabridge Pound Farm
• Western White Barrow
• Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system
• Hamel Down Cross
• Hawson Cross
• Foale's Arrishes, huts and fields, Blackslade Down
• Hut circles and two enclosures on Dean Moor, near River Avon
• Two irregular aggregate field systems with associated settlements, part of a coaxial field system, boundary stones and historic fields on Riddon Ridge
• Brimpts Mine, three prehistoric settlements and associated reaves 550m north west of Outer Huccaby Ring
• Three Headland Warren boundary stones, 350m, 330m and 400m south east of Headland Warren Farm
• Blowing mill 260m south east of Teignhead Farm
• Hut circle and fields, Bishop's Mead
• Blackaton Ball tin mill
• Stone alignment and cairn 470m east of Stannon Brook source
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 780m south west of Metherall
• Wayside cross on Down Ridge 730m south west of Saddle Bridge
• Knatta Barrow
• Huts and fields on Hayne Down
• Horn's Cross
• A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman Bridge
• Stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe
• Stone row, cairn and enclosures near Hook Lane, Erme Valley
• Cairn on Chagford Common 320m west of West Vitifer Mine
• North Bovey village cross: a wayside cross at the south west end of North Bovey village green
• Lizwell Bridge
• Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe
• Cist and cairn 590m SSE of Skir Ford
• Two hut circles NW of Bush Down
• Two hut circles on the right bank of Red Brook
• Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system
• Cairn 240m north of Crownley Parks
• Hut circles SE of Yar Tor
• Blowing house and mill at Gobbet
• Hut circles on Hedge Down
• Blowing houses at Week Ford
• Ringleshutes tinwork
• Headland Warren boundary stone 570m NNE of Headland Warren Farm
• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Outer Huccaby Ring and associated irregular aggregate field system
• Prehistoric settlement and field system 240m east of Challacombe Cross
• Hut circle and field system NW of Saddle Bridge
• Huccaby Ring
• Four cairns on Holne Lee 1140m north west of Greatcombe
• Two cairns and a cist 300yds (270m) NW of Swincombe intake
• Cairn and cist on Chittaford Down, 300m north of Archerton
• Enclosure and hut circles on Erme Plains
• Enclosure and hut circle N of Old Hill
• Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks
• Enclosure SE of Dockwell Hole
• Two conjoined huts between two enclosures north of Bala Brook intake
• Dovecote 100m north of Pridhamsleigh
• Ring cairn 296m south east of Riddon Brake
• Settlement W of Holwell Tor
• Two cairns on Cator Common
• Cairn on Hurston Ridge 1km north west of Warren House Inn
• Hut circles in Erme Pound E of River Erme
• Down Ridge stone circle and outlying standing stone 570m and 650m south of Forest Inn
• Enclosure and fields N of Yar Tor
• Hut circle 400yds (370m) SE of Swincombe
• Hut circles E of Southway
• Two stone hut circles and a length of boundary walling 250m west of Rippon Tor
• Three agglomerated enclosures containing stone hut circles, a cairn cemetery, post-medieval fields and tinworks on Chagford Common
• Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 560m west of Horn's Cross
• Four stone hut circles and associated boundary walls south east of Fernworthy Reservoir, 250m north west of Metherall
• Ring cairn south west of Hound Tor, 215m east of East Lodge
• Hut circles on Bonehill Down
• Enclosure with hut circles and rectangular pens, south of Bala Brook