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.

Exeter is a great place to visit close to Ponsworthy if you like cities.

The area around Ponsworthy features a number of interesting historic buildings including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

Villages to visit near Ponsworthy include Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.

Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton are some of Ponsworthy best canals to visit near Ponsworthy.

The area around Ponsworthy's best rivers and streams can be found at East Lyn River.

Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove are some of Ponsworthy best beaches to visit near Ponsworthy.

There are a several good geological features in the area around Ponsworthy like Valley of Rocks.

Ponsworthy is near some unmissable sssis like Dartmoor,

The area around Ponsworthy's best hiking areas can be found at Dartmoor.

Places near Ponsworthy feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Dartmoor.

The area around Ponsworthy boasts some of the best towns including Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

The area around Ponsworthy's best parks can be found at Bicton Park.

Ponsworthy is near some unmissable airports like Exeter Airport,

Berry Pomeroy Castle is one of Ponsworthy's best, nearby castles to visit in Ponsworthy.

Ruins to visit near Ponsworthy include Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Ponsworthy History

There are some historic monuments around Ponsworthy:

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