Aveton Gifford – a Heritage
Edited by Ken Doughty
Illustrated by Mike Glanville. Designed by Erica Anderson.
Published by Aveton Gifford Parish Project Group 2002. 164 pages, maps, illustrations, bibliography, index.
Availability: Price £10. Available from local bookshops or from Gem Cottage, Fore Street, Aveton Gifford TQ7 4JX (allow extra £5 for postage and packing) Also available as a talking book for loan (contact 01548 550024).
Copiously illustrated with many old photographs, surveys the heritage of this South Hams parish, three miles from Kingsbridge. Chapters cover: history, the river Avon, wildlife, parish roads, church and chapel, the school, its people, health and welfare, time of war, local government, law and order and groups and activities.