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.

Ponsworthy is near some unmissable cities like Exeter,

There are a number of historic buildings near Ponsworthy including Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter.

Ponsworthy's best nearby villages can be found at Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove.

Ponsworthy has some unmissable canals nearby like Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton.

The area close to Ponsworthy boasts some of the best rivers and streams including East Lyn River.

Beaches to visit near Ponsworthy include Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove.

Don't miss Valley of Rocks's geological features if visiting the area around Ponsworthy.

Dartmoor is one of Ponsworthy's best, nearby sssis to visit in Ponsworthy.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Ponsworthy including Dartmoor.

Don't miss Dartmoor's nature reserves if visiting the area around Ponsworthy.

Ponsworthy's best nearby towns can be found at Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton.

There are a several good parks in the area around Ponsworthy like Bicton Park.

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

There are a number of castles near to Ponsworthy including Berry Pomeroy Castle.

The area around Ponsworthy's best ruins can be found at Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Ponsworthy History

There are some historic monuments around Ponsworthy:

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