Aveton Gifford

Aveton Gifford
St Andrew's Church, Aveton Gifford
Aveton Gifford is located in Devon
Aveton Gifford
Aveton Gifford
Location within Devon
Population833 
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKingsbridge
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°18′00″N 3°50′00″W / 50.3°N 3.8333°W / 50.3; -3.8333

Aveton Gifford /ˈɔːtən ˈdʒɪfərd/ ⓘ is a small rural village in the south of the English county of Devon. It lies at the head of the estuary of the River Avon or Aune, at the point where it is crossed by the A379 road. It receives its name from this river and also from the family of Giffard who held the manor. Walter Giffard came across with William the Conqueror and helped with the Domesday Book.[1]

The village is located in the South Hams district of Devon and is bounded by Modbury, Bigbury, Thurlestone, Churchstow and Loddiswell.

In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 772, rising to 833 at the 2011 census.[2] There is currently a pub, a community village shop/post office, a primary school, a pre-school and a selection of parish organisations. The village is a major part of the electoral ward of Charterlands. This ward also includes Bigbury. Its population at the abovementioned census was 1,951.[3]

  1. ^ Doughty, Ken, Aveton Gifford Parish Project Group (2002). Aveton Gifford: A Heritage. ISBN 0-9542372-0-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Charterlands ward 2011". Retrieved 19 February 2015.