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Aveton Gifford is a small village (population 772 in the 2001 census) situated at the head of the estuary of the River Avon in the South Hams district of Devon. The main road between Modbury and Kingsbridge crosses the river at this point but avoids the village by a bypass. The name Aveton Gifford is thought to have originated from a combination of the name of the River Avon and the family of Giffard who held the manor in the 12th century. The original bridge built at Aveton Gifford across the River Avon is believed to have been completed in around 1440. The parish church of St Andrew was completed in around 1250, survived for nearly 700 years until it was almost destroyed in a raid by a group of German fighter bombers in 1943. The church was rebuilt in 1957 and still possesses some of its original features such as its two-story porch and thirteenth-century doorways.
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