Place:Alverdiscott, Devon, England

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Name
Alverdiscott
Alternate names
Alscott     (Family History Library Catalog)
Alveredescota     (Domesday Book (1985) p 76)
Alveredescote     (Domesday Book (1985) p 76)
Type
Inhabited place
Coordinates
51.0°N 4.117°W
Located in
Devon, England

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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Alverdiscott is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, about seven miles south of Barnstaple. The parish had a population of 281 according to the 2001 census.

The church has a Norman font and doorway. It also has a sixteenth century pulpit.

There is the site of a Roman fort close by the village.

It is situated on the B3232 road.

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