Bittadon is a civil parish and former manor in the North Devon district of Devon, England.It is about seven miles north of Barnstaple and is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Berrynarbor, Marwood and West Down.[1] During the reign of King John (1199–1216), the manor was held by the de Bittadon family.[2] This was a junior branch of the Luttrells of Dunster Castle in Somerset.[3] In about 1635, Bittadon was held by the Chichester family, the senior branch of which was seated at Raleigh, Pilton, near Barnstaple.