Welcome to Loddiswell Community
Website
Loddiswell is a riparian parish in the heart of the rolling South Hams countryside. The village, perched high on a hillside, overlooks the scenic Avon Valley whose river wends its way from its source high on Dartmoor, through the steep wooded valley with its temperate rainforest and rare flora and fauna, until it eventually reaches the sea at Bantham.
Dating back to an early settlement in Roman times, the village takes its name from Saint Loda’s well - which is still in existence today.
Situated within the parish is the Devon Wildlife Trust nature reserve and SSSI: Andrew’s Wood and Blackdown Rings: an Iron Age hill fort and Norman motte and bailey.
Loddiswell is a lively, working village with a strong sense of community.
This website aims to tell you everything you need to know about Loddiswell, with links to the Parish Council, clubs and organisations within the village. Those organisations without their own websites will have pages on this one - please email if you would like to be included.
The Village Diary will be hosted on here - please email with any events to be included.
The website is currently under construction, so please bear with us until it is completed
Loddiswell Parish Council
Loddiswell Parish Councillors are elected representatives from the local community who give their time voluntarily to take decisions on behalf of the people in the parish and address local needs from planning to health and safety.
Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm in the Congregational Hall. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
The Loddiswell Show
Organised by Loddiswell Horticultural and Sports Society, the show is an annual event held on the first Saturday in August. In 2024 we celebrated its 100th anniversary!
The Loddiswell Community Pub Group
The Loddiswell Inn closed in Spring 2023, leaving the village of Loddiswell, which once had three pubs, with none. The pub has now been named an Asset of Community Value which gives us time to secure funding to buy and completely refurbish the pub.
We are the steering committee of The Loddiswell Community Pub Group Ltd, a Community Benefit Society set up by a group of villagers who are passionate about working with the local community to buy and reopen the pub
Wild About Loddiswell
Wild About Loddiswell is open to all residents in the parish of Loddiswell and to anyone with an interest in conservation, wildlife and a more sustainable way of living. Our aim is to enhance the biodiversity of the green spaces in the village, improving them for wildlife and the enjoyment of the community. We organise nature based activity days for children; visits to conservation projects, practical projects and more…