Lydford and this site
Lydford is a small, attractive, village in West Devon. It is on the edge of Dartmoor and part of the parish is in the National Park. The surrounding area is mainly rural with the nearest towns, Okehampton and Tavistock, several miles away.
A patchwork of smallish fields can be seen when looking down towards Lydford from the high open spaces of the moor. The river Lyd cuts a deep gorge through the landscape and this provides an attraction for tourists although there is much else to see and do here. It is a great place to live for anyone who enjoys the countryside in general and Dartmoor in particular.
Lydford has a long and interesting history and this is given on other websites. The purpose of this site is rather different. It is to raise issues that are relevant to the parish of Lydford and to give a side of the story that one is unlikely to find on other web sites. Specifically the aims of this site are to:-
- encourage discussion of issues of local Lydford interest;
- call for more openness in local government;
- record experiences of dealing with democratic bodies;
- encourage free speech;
- demonstrate that Internet based communication need not be expensive;
- encourage consideration of issues of wider interest.
Web site last updated 11 July 2010.
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