Diptford

Diptford is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England.

The name is believed to come from "deep ford", referring to the local site of a river crossing.

[1] At the centre of the village is a small primary school,[2] the parish hall and the recently redeveloped 14th-century church.

The Scottish writer John Keir Cross lived in the village and died there in 1967.

The Dipford Cross and wall were rebuilt on 23 August 2020, by Aldridge born Craftsman and artist John Clifton.