Horrabridge

Horrabridge is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district, in Devon, England. The village lies approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of the city of Plymouth and 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Tavistock, and is within the Dartmoor National Park. In 2021 the parish had a population of 2,199. The village sits on the River Walkham, a fishing river famous for its salmon. The village's name may have been taken from the 15th-century packhorse bridge which remains the only vehicular route from one side of the village to the other, and featured in the children's television programme Bagpuss. The bridge is a Grade I listed structure. Horrabridge has two pubs, the London Inn and The Leaping Salmon, but has lost many of its shops over the last 20 years including a draper, television shop and a general store. The village does however retain its post office, family bakery, hairdresser, florist and newsagent. Until the beginning of the 20th century, the main industry was the mining of copper and tin. This industry has completely disappeared, leaving a legacy of unmapped mineshafts in the village and the surrounding area. It is a popular starting point for walks on Dartmoor and has become a dormitory village for the adjoining towns.