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Postbridge is a hamlet in the heart of Dartmoor
Dartmoor

Dartmoor is an area of moorland in the centre of Devon, England. Protected by National parks of England and Wales status, it covers .The granite highland dates from the Carboniferous period of geology history....
 in the English
England

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 county of Devon
Devon

Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
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Postbridge Clapper Bridge 2005 07 21
Dartmoor Clapper Bridge
Postbridge is a hamlet in the heart of Dartmoor
Dartmoor

Dartmoor is an area of moorland in the centre of Devon, England. Protected by National parks of England and Wales status, it covers .The granite highland dates from the Carboniferous period of geology history....
 in the English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 county of Devon
Devon

Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
. It is situated on the B3212, roughly midway between Princetown
Princetown

Princetown is a town situated on Dartmoor in the county of Devon in England.In 1785, Thomas Tyrwhitt, Secretary to the Prince of Wales, leased a large area of moorland from the Duchy of Cornwall estate, hoping to convert it into good farmland....
 and Moretonhampstead
Moretonhampstead

Moretonhampstead is a fairly small market town and civil parish in Devon, England. It lies on the edge of Dartmoor and is notable for having the longest one-word name of any place in England....
.

Postbridge is situated next to the East Dart river, one of two main tributaries of the River Dart
River Dart

The River Dart is a river in Devon, England which source high on Dartmoor, and releases to the sea at Dartmouth, Devon. Its valley and surrounding area is respected as a place of great natural beauty....
, and consists of a few houses, a shop, an inn, and a national park
National parks of England and Wales

The national parks of England and Wales are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape that are designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949....
 tourist information centre.

However, it is best known for a fine example of an ancient clapper bridge
Clapper bridge

A clapper bridge is an ancient form of bridge found on the moors of Devon and in other upland areas of the United Kingdom including Snowdonia and Anglesey....
 over the river. First recorded in the 14th century, the bridge is believed to have been built to enable pack horses to cross the river, carrying tin to the stannary
Stannary

The word stannary is historically applied to:*A tin mining, especially in Devon or Mining in Cornwall*A region containing tin works *A chartered entity comprising such a region, its works, and its workers...
 town of Tavistock. The clapper bridge is still complete, and stands alongside today's structure, built in the 1780s.