Bittadon Devon Family History Guide

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Bittadon is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.

Parish church: St. Peter

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1790
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1668

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Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BITTADON, a parish in Barnstaple district, Devon; 3½ miles SSE of Ilfracombe, and 5½ N by W of Barnstaple r. station. Post Town, Ilfracombe. Acres, 1,018. Real property, £597. Pop., 65. Houses, 11. The property is divided among four. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £83. Patron, W. A. Yeo, Esq. The church is small but good; and contains some fine monuments of the Chichester and Acland families.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Devon
  • Civil Registration District: Barnstaple
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: Shirwell
  • Poor Law Union: Barnstaple
  • Hundred: Braunton
  • Province: Canterbury