Bridford
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Lawrence Vaughan Palk | 1,293 | 32% |
| Joseph Northcott | 328 | 8% |
| Benjamin Cleave | 293 | 7% |
| Reverend Robert Palk Carrington | 234 | 6% |
| John Sparke Amery | 209 | 5% |
| Nicholas Tuckett | 159 | 4% |
| Robert Bastin | 148 | 4% |
| William Northcott | 144 | 4% |
| John Berry | 127 | 3% |
| Nicholas Addems | 124 | 3% |
A further 60 acres (1%) have no owner recorded: commons and waste.
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| George Brock | 422 |
| John Jackson | 209 |
| Joseph Beer | 203 |
| William Hemens | 191 |
| John Berry | 148 |
| Thomas Kelly | 148 |
| Jonas Beer | 134 |
| John Pasmore | 131 |
| Charles Browning and John Easton | 122 |
| George Hellier | 114 |
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
| Not Stated | 3,636 acres | |
| [Coppice] | 174 acres | |
| [Wood] | 135 acres | |
| [Orchard] | 78 acres | |
| [Plantation] | 70 acres | |
| [Garden] | 8 acres | |
| [Waste] | 4 acres | |
| [Moor] | 1 acres |
The biggest named holdings
Laployd Barton Carrapit and Whitehall (422 ac); Bridford Barton (327 ac); Blackenstone (209 ac); Week Barton (173 ac); Didworthy (148 ac); Higher Smithicott (148 ac); Lower Smithicott (146 ac); Higher Lowton (142 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): Yonder Moor (14 ac); Great Yellow Well (9 ac); Teign Marsh (8 ac); Elford Moor (8 ac); Moor lead Close (8 ac); Slick Hills Moor (7 ac); Great Pound Close (7 ac); Furze Cibey (7 ac); Great Marsh (6 ac); Pound Close (6 ac); Lowton Down Furze (6 ac); Higher Cross Park (5 ac); Lower Barton Moor (5 ac); Middle Cross Park (5 ac); Lea (5 ac); Bridge Marsh (5 ac); Carrapit Moor (5 ac); Home Marsh (4 ac); Whitehall Moor (4 ac); Middle Marsh (4 ac); Moor Park (4 ac); Cross Park (4 ac); Great Church Park (4 ac); Outer Moor (4 ac)
Commonest field names: Down (57); Coppice (54); Orchard (49); Plantation (35); Homestead (24); Moor (23); Garden (18); Higher Birch Downs (16); Waste (10); Meadow (9)
Places on our site on or beside this land
| Place | Type | 1840 owner | Farmed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Tree Campsite | business | Robert Bastin | John Berry | same field |
| Swanaford Vineyard | business | Sir Lawrence Vaughan Palk, Baronet, Sarah Smalridge (Lessee) | James Bennett | same field |
| Weeke Barton | business | Sir Lawrence Vaughan Palk, Baronet | Joseph Beer | same field |
| Whippletree Farm | business | Robert Palk Carrington, The Rev (Glebe) | The Rev Robert Palk Carrington | same field |
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.
