County Bridge Stone Set Into Garden Wall of Ponsworthy House About 5 Metres North East of Its South Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. Historic marker.

County Bridge Stone Set Into Garden Wall of Ponsworthy House About 5 Metres North East of Its South Gate

WRENN ID
ragged-span-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 November 1986
Type
Historic marker
OS grid reference
SX 701 739
Coordinates
50.55095, -3.8339
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A county bridge stone, dating from the early 19th century, is set into the garden wall of Ponsworthy House, located about 5 metres northeast of its south gate. This wedge-shaped granite stone features the letter C carved on its face. It marks the boundary of the roadway that was originally maintained by the County on this side of Ponsworthy Bridge.

Local climate

County Bridge Stone Set Into Garden Wall of Ponsworthy House About 5 Metres North East of Its South Gate receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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