Cornwood
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| Sir John Leman Rogers | 3,018 | 51% |
| William Mackworth Praed | 966 | 16% |
| Right Honourable Earl of Morley | 783 | 13% |
| William Pode | 704 | 12% |
| Sampson Shepherd | 105 | 2% |
| Reverend George Herbert Adams | 98 | 2% |
| Phillip Horton and Thomas Luscombe | 87 | 1% |
| Reverend William Milton | 45 | 1% |
| James Doddridge | 29 | 0% |
| Constantine Vawden | 26 | 0% |
A further 59 acres (1%) have no owner recorded: commons and waste.
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| Alexander Horton | 530 |
| Robert Sercombe | 529 |
| Philip Luscombe | 329 |
| Philip Horton | 325 |
| Richard Colton Junior | 313 |
| Alexander Horton Junior | 241 |
| William Dodderidge | 190 |
| Trobridge Horton | 185 |
| Samuel Nicholls | 185 |
| John Chapple | 148 |
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
| Pasture | 2,333 acres | |
| Arable | 1,961 acres | |
| Not Stated | 1,033 acres | |
| Meadow | 168 acres | |
| Pasture Furze | 129 acres | |
| Pasture Heath | 104 acres | |
| Pasture And Waste | 84 acres | |
| Pasture Etc | 35 acres |
The biggest named holdings
Delamore (768 ac); Cholwichtown (329 ac); Fardle (325 ac); Blachford (290 ac); Lower Hele (240 ac); Higher Hele (231 ac); Wisdom (216 ac); Langham (190 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): Fardle Moor (30 ac); Rook Tor Waste (25 ac); Ford Great Waste (24 ac); Mill Ball (18 ac); Great Marsh (14 ac); Avents Moor (13 ac); Great Well down (12 ac); West Moor (11 ac); Sertes Moor (9 ac); Warren field (9 ac); Great Mill park (8 ac); Great Well park (8 ac); Great Church park (6 ac); Little Well down (6 ac); Hollow Moor Meadow (5 ac); Warren Meatherell (5 ac); pound House meadow (5 ac); Great Quarry hill (5 ac); Moor park (5 ac); Cross park (5 ac); Little Church Park (5 ac); Church Hill (5 ac); Cross field (4 ac); Rock Bridge park (4 ac)
Commonest field names: Fences on the above (153); Garden (85); plantation (41); Orchard (28); House Yard and Offices (21); Three Corners (13); Long field (13); Little Meadow (12); plot (12); Cottage and Garden (12)
Places on our site on or beside this land
| Place | Type | 1840 owner | Farmed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwood Inn | business | William Mackworth Praed, Esquire | James Doddridge | same field |
| Cornwood War Memorial | heritage | (none recorded: common or waste) | same field | |
| Kerbed cairn near Yealm Steps | antiquity | Sir John Leman Rogers Bart | Alexander Horton Junior | same field |
| Woodlands Park Primary School | organisation | Sir John Leman Rogers Bart | William Dodderidge | next to it |
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.
