Bittadon
Bittadonis acivil parishand formermanorin theNorth Devondistrict ofDevon,England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 45. It is about seven miles north ofBarnstapleand is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes ofBerrynarbor,MarwoodandWest Down.[1]
History
[edit]During the reign of KingJohn(1199–1216) the manor was held by the de Bittadon family. They remained seated there for six generations. The Lovering family next acquired Bittadon, followed by the Luttrell family.[2]This was a junior branch of the Luttrells ofDunster Castlein Somerset.[3]In about 1635 Bittadon was held by the Chichester family, the senior branch of which was seated atRaleigh, Pilton,nearBarnstaple.[2]
External links
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Media related toBittadonat Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^"Facts and Figures".(link to Devon Parishes map).Devon County Council.Retrieved23 May2020.
- ^abRisdon, Tristram(died 1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.345
- ^Risdon, p.339