Alverdiscott, Devon Family History Guide
Alverdiscott is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Alternative names: Alscott
Other places in the parish include: Bulworthy.
Parish church: All Saints
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1602
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607
Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist
Adjacent Parishes
- Bideford
- Horwood
- Yarnscombe
- Fremington
- Huntshaw
- Westleigh
Historical Descriptions
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ALVERDISCOTT, or Alscott, a parish in Torrington district, Devon; 4 miles SE of Instow r. station, and 5 E of Bideford. Post Town, Newton-Tracy under Barnstaple. Acres, 2,273. Real property, £1,870. Pop., 336. Houses, 64. The property is not much divided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £183. Patrons, Rev. E. Sturges, Rev. W. H. Bond, and H. Gibson, Esq. The church is old. A small Methodist chapel stands at Stone-Cross.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch – Birth Marriage & Death Census Migration & Naturalization Military Probate & Court
Abstracts of the Existing Transcripts of the Lost Parish-registers of Devon – Archive.org
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Historical Newspapers
Barnstaple Times and North Devon News
Reasrch Guide: Historical Research Using British Newspapers by Denise Bates
Administration
County: Devon
Civil Registration District: Torrington
Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
Diocese: Exeter
Rural Deanery: Hartland
Poor Law Union: Torrington
Hundred: Fremington
Province: Canterbury