Alverdiscott

Alverdiscott (Pronounced Alscott) 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. It is also a popular holiday destination for holiday lodges, since the village is near Barnstaple and the North Devon coastline.