Welcome to Chagford

Useful Links

    Dartmoor

  • Dartmoor National Park

    The web site for the Dartmoor National Park Authority. Information for visitors and residents.

  • Dartmoor Training Area

    The MOD has a training area on northern Dartmoor which comprises (Okehampton, Merrivale and Willsworthy ranges). Danger Areas are marked by red and white posts with warning notices. The web site has information on firing times.

  • Virtually Dartmoor

    Multi-media virtual tours of Dartmoor National Park including Princetown, Postbridge, Haytor and Higher Uppacott

    • Genealogy

  • Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

    A site specialising in acquiring replacement birth certificates, replacement marriage certificates, and replacement death certificates obtained from Government sources for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

  • Chagford Genealogy and Family History

    Some transcriptions from the Parish registers and links to other places for information on the parish.

  • Devon Family History Society

    The society has an active programme of transcribing, indexing and publishing Devon records. They have compiled indexes of Devon marriages, burials, baptisms, census and other local records.

  • GENUKI

    GENUKI - Genealogical research information about Chagford, Devon, England.

    • Local Organisations

  • Chagford Filmmaking Group

    The Chagford Filmmaking Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to making films of British fairytales - traditional stories rooted in the British landscape.

  • Chagford Football Club

    News and results from the local football club.

  • Chagford Gospel Church

    A friendly, independent, evangelical church based in the heart of the town, Chagford Gospel Church is a thriving place of worship where all are encouraged to take part.

  • Chagford Primary School

    Chagford Church of England Primary School is a happy and thriving learning community with around 150 children.

  • Chagford Singers

    The Chagford Singers form a Chamber Choir of about 45 voices. Over the past 12 years they have performed a wide range of choral music from the fourteenth to the twenty-first centuries, often with professional soloists and orchestra.

  • Moorcar

    MOORCAR is a not-for-private-profit Car Club. You can hire a car for an hour or by the day. You pay an annual membership fee, then pay as you go for the hours you drive and a mileage fee.

    • Local Towns/Villages

  • Moretonhampstead

    The website for the town of Moretonhampstead

  • Throwleigh

    Website for the parish of Throwleigh

  • Widecombe

    The website for the village of Widecombe - home of Widecombe Fair.

    • Places of Interest

  • Dartmoor Prison Museum

    Situated in Princetown in the heart of Dartmoor, Dartmoor Prison was once reckoned to be the hardest and most severe in England. See the web site for museum opening times. There is a good view of the prison from the road into Princetown.

  • Morwellham

    An award-winning museum and visitor centre based around the historic port and mine workings on the River Tamar.