Lydford Parish Council
Lydford, Okehampton
The parish council for Lydford, home to Lydford Gorge and the ruined stannary castle.
Devon County Council, district and parish councils
Lydford, Okehampton
The parish council for Lydford, home to Lydford Gorge and the ruined stannary castle.
Manaton, Newton Abbot
The parish council for Manaton, a small Dartmoor village near Becky Falls and Haytor.
Mary Tavy, Tavistock
The parish council for Mary Tavy, a former mining village near Tavistock and Wheal Betsy.
Meavy, Yelverton
Meavy's parish council, delivered jointly with Sheepstor, Dousland and Walkhampton through Burrator Parish Council.
Tiverton
The district council for Tiverton, Crediton and Cullompton, touching Dartmoor's northeastern edge.
“Dwellers in the hilly parts of Devon, on Dartmoor and Exmoor, and in the villages bordering upon them, are as deeply imbued with faith in witches, as their forefathers were in the days when Alfred was king.”
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Moretonhampstead
The parish council for Moretonhampstead, the 'Gateway to the Moor' on Dartmoor's eastern edge.
North Bovey, Newton Abbot
The parish council for North Bovey, a picturesque village built around a village green and stone cross.
Okehampton
The town council for Okehampton, a market town on Dartmoor's northern edge, below the ruined castle.
Okehampton
Okehampton Town Council offices and civic venue in a Grade II listed granite building from 1685, hosting civil ceremonies and community events.
Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography“I be mazed 'bout blue." ... "Butter be mazed twice a year, they say" ... "It un't going to bittle." ... "Do it vitty, now.”
Also on Our DartmoorWatern Oke: double hut circle — A double hut circle at Watern Oke of two rooms, 6.5 m by 4.5 m and 4.2 m across, with a boulder doorpost; the 1905 dig found hearths in both rooms.