# Leusdon

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**Leusdon** is a parish in the southern part of [Dartmoor](/source/Dartmoor) in the county of [Devon](/source/Devon). It is situated about one [kilometer](/source/Kilometer) to the north of the village of [Poundsgate](/source/Poundsgate).

The village church is St John the Baptist, which was built in 1863.[1][2] The Irish-born parliamentarian, writer, and land reformer, Sir [Robert Richard Torrens](/source/Robert_Richard_Torrens) is buried within the graveyard of St Johns the Baptist Church together with his wife.[3]

Located nearby St John the Baptist Church is [Leusdon Common](/source/Leusdon_Common), which is a [site of special scientific interest](/source/Site_of_special_scientific_interest), and is part of the [Widecombe in the Moor](/source/Widecombe_in_the_Moor) parish.[4][5]

## References

1. John Earle (16 December 2014). [*Walking on Dartmoor: National Park and surrounding areas*](https://books.google.com/books?id=p5zEUSTE8nwC&pg=PA50). Cicerone Press Limited. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-1-84965-511-8.

1. William Crossing (1967). [*Crossing's Hundred years on Dartmoor*](https://books.google.com/books?id=H4TRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA67). David & Charles. pp. 67–.

1. Whalan, Douglas J. (1976). "Torrens, Sir Robert Richard (1814[sic]–1884)". Vol. 6. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

1. ["Geology of Devon - Leusdon Common"](http://www.devon.gov.uk/geo-leusdon-common.pdf). Devon County Council. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

1. ["Leusdon Common"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071300/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1005496.pdf). Natural England. Archived from [the original](http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1005496.pdf) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

## External links

- [St John the Baptist, Leusdon](http://www.achurchnearyou.com/leusdon-st-john-the-baptist/)

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