South Brent is a large village on the southern edge of Dartmoor, England, in the valley of the River Avon.

The parish includes the small hamlets of Aish, Harbourneford, Lutton, Brent Mill, and many scattered farmhouses.

It was bought at the Dissolution by Sir William Petre, a large receiver of monastic spoils in South Devon.

In 1436 the vicar, the Rev John Hay, was dragged out of the church and murdered while officiating at divine service.

The station closed in 1964, though for some years there has been a movement to reopen it in order to reduce commuter traffic on the roads.

Locals complain that South Brent experiences higher rainfall than surrounding towns and villages.