Milton Damerel

Milton Damerel is a village, parish and former manor in north Devon, England.

Situated in the political division of Torridge, on the river Waldon, it covers 7 square miles (18 km2).

Pre-Norman settlements included: Following the Norman Conquest of 1066, William the Conqueror granted West Wonford, with twenty-eight other manors in Devon, to Ruald Adobed, but it later escheated to the Crown.

However Milton, Gidcott and thirteen other manors in Devon he granted to Robert d'Aumale (fl.

He was summoned by writ to Parliament in 1299 as Hugo de Curtenay,[9] whereby he is held to have become Baron Courtenay.

Although the parish doesn't have a post office, there are ones in Bradworthy, Holsworthy and a part-time one in Shebbear.

[18] There is a bus service that operates 4 times a day, in each direction, along the A388 between Holsworthy and Bideford and then on to Barnstaple.

On Saturday mornings a bus used to go to Launceston, Tavistock and Plymouth with a return service later in the day.