Bittadon is a
civil parish
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and former
manor in the
North Devon district of
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...
, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 45. It is about seven miles north of
Barnstaple and is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of
Berrynarbor
Berrynarbor (historically Berry Narbor, Berrie Nerbert, etc) is a village, civil parish and former manor in the North Devon district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 749, increasing to 802 at the ...
,
Marwood and
West Down.
History
During the reign of King
John
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(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.
[ Risdon, Tristram (died 1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.345] This was a junior branch of the Luttrells of
Dunster Castle
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in Somerset.
[Risdon, p.339] In about 1635 Bittadon was held by the Chichester family, the senior branch of which was seated at
Raleigh, Pilton
The historic manor of Raleigh, near Barnstaple and in the parish of Pilton, North Devon, was the first recorded home in the 14th century of the influential Chichester family of Devon. It was recorded in the Doomsday Book of 1086 together wit ...
, near
Barnstaple.
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References
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Villages in Devon