Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for NEWBRIDGE

NEWBRIDGE, a romantic spot in the E of Dartmouth, Devon; on the river Dart, 7½ miles N W of Ashburton. A bridge, from which it takes its name, is a picturesque structure, clothed with ivy; and the adjacent parts of the vale are deep ravine, flanked withschistose wooded crags.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a romantic spot"   (ADL Feature Type: "locations")
Administrative units: Devon Ancient County
Place: Newbridge

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