Lustleigh

Lustleigh
Thatched cottages in Lustleigh
Lustleigh is located in Devon
Lustleigh
Lustleigh
Location within Devon
Population600 [1]
OS grid referenceSX784812
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWTON ABBOT
Postcode districtTQ13
Dialling code01647
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°37′04″N 3°43′13″W / 50.61779°N 3.72022°W / 50.61779; -3.72022

Lustleigh is a small village and civil parish in the Wray Valley, inside the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. It is between the towns of Bovey Tracey and Moretonhampstead. The village has often been named in various publications as being amongst the best or prettiest villages in the country, particularly due to the traditional thatched buildings in the village centre, and local activities such as the Lustleigh Show.[2][3][4][5][6] That has also led to it being noted as the most expensive rural location in which to buy a house.[7]

The village is clustered around the parish church of St John the Baptist. Surrounding this are old buildings, many of which have thatched roofs. There is a village shop with Post Office, auto mechanic, tea room and a pub.

  1. ^ "2011 Census – ONS". Statistics.gov.uk. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. ^ Bennett, Suzy (12 May 2023). "Britain's 30 greatest villages - all untouched by mass tourism". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Lustleigh, Dartmoor's Prettiest Village". Britain Express. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. ^ Kante, Sarah (17 October 2021). "Prettiest village in Dartmoor named one of the best in the UK - 'idyllic'". The Daily Express.
  5. ^ Molyneaux, Ian (8 March 2022). "The beautiful Dartmoor village named one of the prettiest in the UK but you might struggle to find it". MyLondon.
  6. ^ Rowlinson, Liz (13 March 2017). "20 best villages in Britain". The Times.
  7. ^ Corbin, Tianna (10 November 2020). "Devon village has most expensive countryside properties in the UK". Devon Live.