Leusdon is a parish in the southern part of

Dartmoor Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers . The granite which forms the uplands dates from the Carboniferous ...

in the county of

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

, UK. It is near

Poundsgate Poundsgate is a small village in Dartmoor, Devon, England, located on the road between Ashburton and Princetown. The postal area of "Poundsgate" is a wide geographical area. There are a few cottages clustered around a popular stopping point fo ...

and

Ponsworthy Ponsworthy is a hamlet on the eastern side of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It lies in the steep valley of the West Webburn River about southwest of the village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor. Its row of picturesque thatched cottages, climbing up a stee ...

. The village church is St John the Baptist's, Leusdon, built in 1863. At the church a memorial bench raised over the departed Sarah Catherine Hayter, married Ehler. 1940-1984 Nearby is Leusdon Common, a site of special scientific interest, now in the

Widecombe in the Moor Widecombe in the Moor () is a village and large civil parish in Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. Its church is known as the Cathedral of the Moors on account of its tall tower and its size, relative to the small population it serves. It ...

parish.

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St John the Baptist, Leusdon
Dartmoor Villages in Devon {{Devon-geo-stub