Buckland in the Moor
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| Reverend John Leman Rogers Robert Hurrell Troute and Henry Karslake | 1,305 | 89% |
| James Norrish | 79 | 5% |
| William Norrish John Townsend James Easterbrook | 60 | 4% |
| Reverend William Marsh | 15 | 1% |
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| Edward Smerdon | 150 |
| William Mann | 120 |
| Thomas Smerdon | 86 |
| John Hext | 79 |
| Henry Smerdon | 60 |
| Thomas Hext | 46 |
| Bastard Mrs | 27 |
| William French | 5 |
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 | 1,459 acres |
Names on the old map
Single-use names worth a look (names with a landscape or history word that occur once): Mill Lawn (5 ac); Church Yard (1 ac)
Commonest field names: Court part of (4); Woods and Plantations (1); Court House etc (1); Mill Lawn (1); Higher Putsham (1); Tapers Putsham (1); Lower Putsham (1); Beara (1); Challamoor (1); South Brook (1)
Places on our site on or beside this land
| Place | Type | 1840 owner | Farmed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowden Farmhouse | antiquity | Sir John Leman Rogers Baronet, Robert Hurrell Troute Reverend and Henry Karslake | Thomas Smerdon | same field |
| Cockingford Campsite | business | Sir John Leman Rogers Baronet, Robert Hurrell Troute Reverend and Henry Karslake | William French | same field |
| Direction Post | antiquity | James Norrish | James Norrish | 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.
