Bridestowe
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| John Gubbins Newton | 2,183 | 39% |
| Calmady Hamlyn | 1,449 | 26% |
| Reverend John Wollocombe | 742 | 13% |
| John Morth Woollcombe | 426 | 8% |
| John Morth Woollcombe and John Gubbins Newton Esquires | 295 | 5% |
| Luxmore | 140 | 3% |
| John Gubbins Newton Calmady Hamlyn and Robins Esquires | 116 | 2% |
| Reverend John Wollocombe George Lethbridge | 111 | 2% |
| William Palmer | 37 | 1% |
| Calmady Hamlyn John Gubbins Newton | 18 | 0% |
A further 90 acres (2%) have no owner recorded: commons and waste.
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| William Bailey | 433 |
| Thomas Baker | 385 |
| John Hill | 329 |
| William Palmer, John Parsons | 295 |
| David Yelland | 258 |
| Thomas Lock | 255 |
| Thomas Mason | 205 |
| John Palmer | 172 |
| Edward Lavis | 171 |
| William Palmer | 168 |
Where the occupier is also the owner they are not listed here; where no owner is recorded the occupier is shown.
What the land was
| Arable | 2,140 acres | |
| Pasture | 1,758 acres | |
| Not Stated | 1,055 acres | |
| Pasture Etc. | 161 acres | |
| Plantation | 101 acres | |
| Pasture And Arable | 85 acres | |
| Pasture And Furze | 85 acres | |
| Woodland | 78 acres |
The biggest named holdings
Way (385 ac); Part Elsworthy Town (349 ac); Battishall (283 ac); Churndon (258 ac); Brambleham (255 ac); Black Broom (239 ac); Kersford (209 ac); Great Bidlake (205 ac)
These are the estate or holding names written in the survey.
Names on the old map
Single-use names worth a look (names with a landscape or history word that occur once): Elsworthy Moor (192 ac); Middle Moor (53 ac); Way Moor (45 ac); Churndon Moor (32 ac); Ever Moor (25 ac); Lime Quarry and Rampos (19 ac); Lower Cat's Moor (14 ac); Coarse Marsh (14 ac); Furze Brake (11 ac); Water Leat (10 ac); West Moor (9 ac); Cats Moor (9 ac); Tom's Moor (9 ac); Leat Town (8 ac); Ball's Moor (7 ac); Underways Marsh (7 ac); Higher Mill Field (6 ac); Cross-lane Field (5 ac); Mill Meadow (5 ac); Lower Mill Field (5 ac); Quarry Field (5 ac); Higher Turf Marsh (5 ac); Furze Park (4 ac); Furze Close (4 ac)
Commonest field names: Garden (79); Plantation (27); Orchard (26); Waste (19); Plot (18); Houses and Courtlage (17); House and Garden (15); Marsh (13); Lower Meadow (10); Long Field (10)
Credit: Tithe polygons: Devon Tithe Mapping Polygonisation Project (Adnams 2023), © Devon County Council and Devon Heritage Centre, CC BY 4.0. Transcriptions: Devon County Council. The records may contain errors and duplicate entries; owner names are merged by rule where plainly the same person.
