Poundsgate is a small village in Dartmoor, Devon, England, located on the road between Ashburton and Princetown. Dartmoor is an area of Moorland in the centre of Devon, England. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Ashburton is a small town on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, adjacent to the A38 Devon Expressway Princetown is a town situated on Dartmoor in the county of Devon in England. The postal area of "Poundsgate" is a wide geographical area. There are a few cottages clustered around a popular stopping point for travellers, the Tavistock Inn, which is thought to date back to the 13th century. There are also many farms in and around the village. Sadly there is no longer a shop, a post office or a garage - all of which have closed down in the last few years. Poundsgate takes its name from the pound situated on the left-hand side of the road just past the village when travelling toward Princetown. It is situated in the ecclesiastical parish of Leusdon, the civic parish of Widecombe and within the Manor of Spitchwick. Leusdon is a Parish in southern part of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, UK Widecombe-in-the-Moor is a small Village located within the heart of the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England.
It is even said to have been visited by the Devil (see the Great Thunderstorm, Widecombe). The Devil is the The Great Thunderstorm of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Dartmoor, took place on Sunday 21 October 1638, when the church of St Pancras was