ALVERDISCOTT MANOR

Identity: confirmed — The National Archives registry record F276392 identifies the manor as Alverdiscott Manor in Alverdiscott, Devon. Historical and local evidence distinguishes the former manor and its demesne at Alscott Barton from the separate historic manor of Webbery in the same parish.
Representative point: 51.0073, -4.1109
Basis: supported_manorial_centre — Alscott Barton is identified in local historical material as the former demesne or main part of the Manor of Alverdiscott. Historic England records the surviving Alscott Barton farmhouse at National Grid Reference SS 52003 25226, corresponding to approximately 51.0073, -4.1109.
Point confidence: high
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period:
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: No authoritative manor map, survey, rental with mapped parcels, enclosure record, or other source was located that defines the historical perimeter of Alverdiscott Manor. The approximately 2,273-2,364 acres reported for the historical parish cannot safely be treated as the manor's territorial extent, and no modern parish or administrative boundary has been substituted.
Sources:
- The National Archives: Manor of Alverdiscott, record F276392: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F276392 — Registry record identifying the exact manor name and location as Alverdiscott, Devon.
- Historic England: Alscott Barton, List Entry 1170712: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1170712?section=official-list-entry — Authoritative location for Alscott Barton in Alverdiscott, with National Grid Reference SS 52003 25226; the surviving historic farmhouse provides the best defensible manorial-centre point.
- British Listed Buildings: Alscott Barton, Alverdiscott: https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101170712-alscott-barton-alverdiscott — Provides the decimal conversion of the listed building's National Grid Reference and describes Alscott Barton as the historic farmhouse associated with the former manor's demesne.
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue: Add Ch 75649: https://searcharchives.bl.uk/?f%5Broot_ancestor_reference_ssi%5D%5B%5D=Add+Ch+75641-75722&per_page=50&sort=relevance — Records a 1496 quitclaim involving property in Alverdiscott and nearby Devon places, confirming the historical documentary presence of property in Alverdiscott but not supplying a complete manor boundary.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- The representative point is based on Alscott Barton, the supported former demesne/manorial centre, rather than a surviving building explicitly titled Alverdiscott Manor.
- Webbery Manor and Webbery Barton are separate historic properties/manorial references within Alverdiscott parish and were not used as the representative point.
- No historically grounded polygon could be established from the available evidence; do not inject a parish or modern administrative boundary as the manor boundary.