Editing Postbridge

{{Short description|Hamlet in Devon, England}}
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[[File:Clapper Bridge at Postbridge.jpg|thumb|Clapper bridge at Postbridge, dating from the 13th century]]
[[File:Postbridge Clapper Bridge.JPG|thumb|The Clapper Bridge at Postbridge taken from the existing road bridge looking south]]

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'''Postbridge''' is a hamlet in the heart of [[Dartmoor]] in the English county of [[Devon]]. It lies on the B3212, roughly midway between [[Princetown]] and [[Moretonhampstead]].

Postbridge is on the [[East Dart]] river, one of two main tributaries of the [[River Dart]], and consists of a few houses, a shop, a [[pub]] and hotel, and a [[Dartmoor National Park Authority|national park]] tourist information centre.

Postbridge is best known for its fine example of an ancient [[clapper bridge]] over the river. First recorded in the 14th century, the bridge is believed to have been built in the 13th century to enable pack horses to cross, carrying tin to the [[stannary]] town of [[Tavistock, Devon|Tavistock]]. The clapper bridge, a Grade II* [[listed building|listed structure]],<ref>{{NHLE |num=1105432 |desc=Clapper Bridge |accessdate=12 June 2010}}</ref> stands alongside a Grade II-listed bridge built in the 1780s.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1170849 |desc=Road Bridge |accessdate=12 June 2010}}</ref>

The settlement is also infamous for the ghost story of the [[Hairy Hands]], which supposedly manifest themselves on a road near the village.<ref name=location1>{{cite web
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[[Category:Dartmoor]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Devon]]
[[Category:Bridges in Devon]]
[[Category:River Dart]]
[[Category:Stone bridges in the United Kingdom]]


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