Alverdiscott
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.jpg) All Saints church is medieval with later additions and has been restored. |
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 Alverdiscott
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| Alverdiscott shown within Devon | |
| Area | 9.57 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Population | 286 (2011 Census) |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Barnstaple |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
Alverdiscott (Pronounced Alscott,/ˈɒlskɒt/ or /ˈɔːlskɒt/) is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, centred 5.5 miles (9 km) SSW of Barnstaple.
A rural population – having 105 homes – Alverdiscott's population increased by five in the ten years to 2011 according to the decennial census of that year.
The B3232 skirts the nucleus of the village, the main road between Great Torrington and Barnstaple though not from the town to points east and west of Barnstaple being served by A-roads. Its access is a little further than as the crow files, particularly along roads leading through or around Barnstaple's western suburb and parks; it is close to the direct distance of 4 miles (6.4 km) in the opposite direction from Great Torrington, a town with a major Conservation Area relative to its size.
The low daily frequency community railway to North Devon passes in a valley 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the village serving the rural, request stop of Chapelton railway station which is slightly closer than Barnstaple and can be accessed via footpaths leading up from its steep valley.
Alverdiscott has settled low unemployment, agriculture, home-working, commuting to Barnstaple and other towns across west Devon. Seasonally the village generates recreational and tourism-derived income such as from holiday lodges, since the village is south of Barnstaple and east of a tall cliff-side part of the South West Coast Path, Westward Ho! beaches and within easy reach of visitor gardens and golf courses along the River Torridge. An adventure activities centre is to the south at Southdown in the neighbouring parish of Huntshaw.
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