Welcome to South Brent

"South Devon's Best Kept Secret" 

South Brent is a unique village tucked away under the South West lea of Dartmoor.  

It offers a wide range of opportunities to explore Dartmoor and the South Hams with many local amenities including a tourist information base.    

The village boasts a wide range of shops including a bank, post office, supermarket, chemist, delicatessen, pubs, cafes, antique shop, butcher, fish and chips, florist, computer and IT, hairdressers, DIY and Garden Centre, small goods store, art and crafts and charity shops.   

For more details click on the ‘Local Information’ button. 

Why travel miles to larger towns when you can satisfy all your needs by shopping locally in South Brent 

To find local community groups or activities click on either the 'Activities' button or the 'Organisations & Groups' button. 

 If you want your event included in the 'whats on' section; email the details to webmaster@southbrent.org.uk

South Brent is twinned with Chateauneuf du Faou in Brittany with visits being made between the two. 

Details of some twinning contacts can be found on the menus.

 

Village Profile

South Brent is a large village on the southern edge of Dartmoor. The Parish is the second largest (after Cornwood) in South Hams at 3742 ha, and 6th largest (after Ivybridge, Totnes, Kingsbridge, Dartmouth and Bickleigh) with a population of 3043 in 2012.

The village was originally a woollen and market centre with 2 annual fairs and a station. Now the village centre is within Dartmoor National Park, and it is a thriving community with shops, businesses, school, village hall and community centre.

The Parish Council consists of 12 elected councillors - 9 from the Village Ward, and 3 from Brent Moor Ward. The present Council were elected/co-opted in May 2011, and will serve for 4 years until 2015. A list of the Councillors may be found here.

Parish Council meetings normally take place in the Side Hall at the Village Hall, on the 4th Monday of each month starting at 7:30pm. In August the meeting takes place at The Old School Community Centre.  All members of the public are invited to attend meetings, and will have the opportunity to speak at a public forum at the start of each meeting.

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Devon and Cornwall Police have circulated the information below:

We have received a report from a business in Exeter that they have received an email which is a bogus ‘speeding fine’ email purporting to be from the Police.

 We do not know the intentions of this email but advise that they are deleted. Please pass this information on and put this information on notice boards.

 Please do not click on any part of the email and do not reply to the email. This email is fraudulent and may ask you to give your personal or financial information or attempt to infect your computer with malware.

 The bogus notification gives the recipient details of the speeding ‘offence’ such as when and where it occurred.

 If you have any concerns please phone 101.

 

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Since the demise of our local Lloyds Bank Sub-Branch a mobile banking service has been introduced by Lloyds.

The Mobile Lloyds Bank will visit South Brent and will be located in:-

 The Old School Community Centre car park on Mondays from 09:30 to 11:00 and Thursdays from 13:00 to 14:30.