AVETON GIFFORD MANOR

Identity: confirmed — The registry record is for the principal manor of Aveton Gifford, distinct from the separately recorded manors of Heathfield and Stadbury. Court Barton, immediately west of St Andrew's Church in Aveton Gifford, is identified by the Devon historic-environment record as the ancient manor house associated with the manor; its recorded medieval holders include the Gifford, Damarell and Prous families, matching the historical descent of Aveton Gifford Manor.
Representative point: 50.3158, -3.8339
Basis: documented_manor_house — Court Barton, Aveton Gifford, at OS grid reference SX695478, is recorded as the remains of the ancient manor house and barton.
Point confidence: high
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period:
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: The available web evidence confirms the manor-house site and the manor's association with Aveton Gifford, but does not provide an accessible manor-specific map, surveyed perimeter, parcel schedule, or sufficiently explicit boundary description. The documented parish extent cannot safely be substituted for the historical manorial extent, particularly because Aveton Gifford parish also contained the separate manors of Heathfield and Stadbury.
Sources:
- Devon Historic Environment Record: Court Barton, Aveton Gifford (MDV4874): https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=104&uid=MDV4874 — Identifies Court Barton as the remains of the manor house and barton, on the west side of the church, and describes it as the ancient manor house associated with Aveton Gifford.
- Historic England: Court Barton, Aveton Gifford, list entry 1168264: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1168264 — Provides the listed-building identification and confirms the Court Barton site at Aveton Gifford; the associated OS grid reference is SX695478.
- National Archives Discovery: Aveton Gifford Manor, F276419: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F276419 — Registry authority record supplied for the exact manor identity.
- White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Devon, 1878: Aveton Gifford: https://www.devonheritage.org/Places/Aveton%20Gifford/AvetonGiffordinWhite1878.htm — Records the principal manor of Aveton Gifford, its descent through the Giffard, Bynkam, Prous, Mules, Damarell and Berry families, and distinguishes Heathfield as a separate small manor.
- Victoria County History, Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516: Devon: https://prod.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/gazetteer/devon.html — Lists Aveton Gifford as a borough associated with the manor and records its medieval market and fair charters.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- The representative point is suitable for locating the manor-house centre, not for asserting the full extent of the medieval or later manorial lands.
- No historically defensible manor boundary polygon was found in the accessible evidence; do not inject a parish or modern administrative polygon.