Littleham 

Littleham is a village of about 400 inhabitants three miles southwest of the market town of Bideford in North Devon and two miles from the nearest main road. The village sits among wooded and pasture slopes with glimpses down to the valley of the tree-lined River Yeo and over to the high ridges and skyline church towers of Monkleigh, Buckland Brewer and Parkham villages. Like many small Devon villages Littleham sits at the centre of a web of narrow sunken lanes, which wind between high banks; visitors are frequently confused by the choice of routes, each of which brings them to a different part of the scattered village. The pub and the village hall are at opposite ends of the village, and St Swithun's Church is at the end of a lane a quarter of a mile from other houses. The two churches attract small but loyal congregations, and the many events at the village hall are well supported. Littleham is inhabited mainly by people who enjoy a rural view from their windows but who rely on nearby towns for employment, their shopping and their social lives.

 Landcross  

Landcross, which shares the use of the village hall and playing field in Littleham, is situated two miles away, a smaller settlement of 78 people that straddles the A386 Bideford to Torrington Road. It is intersected not only by the road but also by the Tarka Trail, a beautiful tree-lined cycle track and footpath, which follows the route of the old Bideford to Torrington railway and passes through the Landcross tunnel. The River Torridge and its tributary, the Yeo, form 85% of the parish boundary. Some of the houses in Landcross are situated off the main road on a deep narrow lane; the tiny church huddles next to a cluster of thatched cottages at the end of another such ancient track. 

(Written by Liz Shakespeare)