The Rattery parish website provides up to date information about the parish including parish council, village hall, activities and organisations, events, general information and businesses and services.
Events and News
- St. Mary’s Church Rattery Harvest Supper
St. Mary’s Church Rattery Harvest Supper will be held on Saturday 10… Read more: St. Mary’s Church Rattery Harvest Supper - Community police officer to visit Rattery village hall 15.09.26.Our local Community Police Officer, Russ, will be at the… Read more: Community police officer to visit Rattery village hall 15.09.26.
- A38 Whitecleave and Mardle viaducts, Buckfastleigh – essential joint replacement and drainage works. Between Wednesday 02 September 2026 and Monday 25 January 2027.
A38 Whitecleave and Mardle viaducts, Buckfastleigh – essential joint replacement and drainage… Read more: A38 Whitecleave and Mardle viaducts, Buckfastleigh – essential joint replacement and drainage works. Between Wednesday 02 September 2026 and Monday 25 January 2027. - Rattery Village Hall Post Office Services
Rattery Village Hall Post Office Services - South Hams Bank Holiday Collection Days
Bank Holiday South Hams Collection Days Easter 2026 to New… Read more: South Hams Bank Holiday Collection Days - Dates for your diaryEvents in Rattery – Dates for your diary Music concert… Read more: Dates for your diary
- The Bidwell Brook is Making Waves
The Bidwell Brook is Making Waves Bidwell Brook Living Laboratory… Read more: The Bidwell Brook is Making Waves - Ivybridge and Area Parkinson’s Support Group
Ivybridge and Area Parkinson’s Support Group Our friendly group meets… Read more: Ivybridge and Area Parkinson’s Support Group - Free Cyber Security Support from UK Policing
Free Cyber Security Support from UK Policing If you are… Read more: Free Cyber Security Support from UK Policing - Please report pot holes in Rattery
The Parish Council would like your help in reporting potholes… Read more: Please report pot holes in Rattery
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Rattery Village and Parish
Rattery nestles in the hills on a plateau between the Harbourne and Dart valleys on the edge of Dartmoor.
With a rainfall of around 700mm per year there are many streams and the village has been inhabited for many centuries. Aerial photographs taken in 1983 show crop marks suggesting some evidence of prehistoric settlements (with some of Roman origins) in the parish.
There are several ideas about the origins of the name of Rattery. It may have come from Rathe Erse, meaning mound or fortification on a hill, a good description of its location. The name changed over the years to, for example; Rottruwe, Rottrue, Ratreu, Ratreueford, Radetre, Radetru, Rattriewe, Ratterie, and Ratworthie. Among many other variations the syllable “tru” (and its variations) was Saxon in origin meaning “trusted way” as at True Street, between Totnes and Berry Pomery and Wadstray near Blackawton.
Adapted from The Book of Rattery, a portrait in words and pictures – compiled by the people of Rattery. Chapter 1, The origins of Rattery Village and the Parish. (Halsgrove 2001).
