Alverdiscott
Alverdiscott (pronounced Alscott, /ˈɒlskɒt/ or /ˈɔːlskɒt/) is a village, civil parish, former manor and former ecclesiastical parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, centred 5.5 miles (9 km) south-south-west of Barnstaple.
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All Saints Church is medieval with later additions and has been restored. | |
Alverdiscott Location within Devon | |
| Area | 9.57 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Population | 286 (2011) |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SS519252 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BARNSTAPLE |
| Postcode district | EX31 |
| Dialling code | 01271 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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The population of the parish grew by five in the ten years to 2011, according to that year's census. The parish has three hamlets, Woodtown, Alverdiscott in the west, Alscott Barton describes part of the village nucleus and Stony Cross, Alverdiscott is in between these two places.
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