Ruthernbridge

The postbox at Ruthernbridge

Ruthernbridge (Cornish: Ponsrudhyn)[1] is a village in the parish of Withiel in Cornwall, England.[2]

The early 15th-century bridge with two pointed arches carries the road over the River Ruthern.[3] There was a halt on the Bodmin to Wadebridge railway line until 1933.

References

  1. Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5.
  3. Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed., revised by Enid Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 241

Coordinates: 50°28′05″N 4°48′13″W / 50.4681834°N 4.803526°W / 50.4681834; -4.803526


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