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Church House Sexton's Cottage is a Grade II* listed building, a modest stone structure built to house the person responsible for maintaining the churchyard and grave care. Such cottages were essential to parish life on Dartmoor and beyond, where the sexton's role was both practical and ceremonial. The building reflects the architectural traditions of its period, constructed from local materials in a form suited to the moorland landscape.
Today the cottage stands as a quiet record of rural working life and the everyday infrastructure of Dartmoor parishes. Its presence beside a church tells the story of how communities were sustained by practical roles and skilled trades that have largely disappeared. For walkers and heritage visitors, it offers a tangible connection to the social fabric of moorland villages across centuries.
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