South Zeal

The church is situated in the smaller South Tawton village, down the road, for which the parish is named.

The manor house, constructed around a former monastery which itself was built around a Neolithic standing stone called the South Zeal Menhir, is now the Oxenham Arms, an inn and hotel in the centre of the village.

Since 1981 it has been the site of the annual Dartmoor Folk Festival founded by local musician Bob Cann.

The village is served by a post office, a bakery, Owlsfoot Garage and Meadowcroft Residential Home.

who have two men's senior teams that play in the Devon and Exeter football league.