Burton wrote that it gave the appearance of being "thatchier" than anywhere else in Devon. Situated on a south-facing slope, the village has good views of northern Dartmoor, including its highest point, High Willhays. The Church of St James, the parish church, is at the western edge of the village, and is a grade I listed building. With 13th-century origins, but mostly dating from the 15th century, it has wagon roofs in its nave and north aisle. A recumbent effigy of a knight with a plain shield, lying under an arch has been dated to c.
The church was partly rebuilt in with further work in the early 19th century, followed by restoration by Charles S. Adye in —9. The listed village pub, the "Duke of York", is made of cob and thatch, and is slightly hidden from the main road being along a side street behind some terraced cottages. It was in this pub that Michael Morpurgo says he talked to an old soldier with first-hand knowledge of the use of horses in the First World War which became the basis for his novel War Horse.
Ash House, a grade II listed building in the south of the parish, was the seat of the Mallet family from to It was later bought by the founders of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.
There has been a settlement at Barwick, in the south-east corner of the parish, since at least the early 15th century: a document dated refers to it as Berewyke. There are two listed buildings here. Little Barwick is a late 15th-century building with 17th-century and later alterations - its most notable feature is its medieval full cruck trusses, unusual in Devon.
South Barwick Farmhouse dates from the first part of the 17th century. Barwick had a stud farm breeding shire horses before World War I. Situated between Dartmoor and Exmoor, the village has two pubs, a Post Office, a butcher's shop and a general store. Dartmoor National Park. There is so much to discover, fascinating history, ancient stone circles and stone rows, hut circles, bronze age archaeological remains, a huge diversity of wildlife, flora and fauna. A traditional village Inn dating from the 15th Century.
Food is served daily from 12pm until 9pm. RHS Rosemoor Gardens. Nestled in a Devon valley, Rosemoor blends formal and informal plantings to magical effect.
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