Harford
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| Sir John Lemon Rogers | 477 | 31% |
| Henry Rivers and Henry Bowen Rivers | 463 | 30% |
| Reverend Robert Savage | 193 | 12% |
| Matthew Crocker | 145 | 9% |
| James Hele Rowse | 100 | 6% |
| William Pode | 94 | 6% |
| Samuel Winter Pearse | 67 | 4% |
| Elizabeth Saunders | 8 | 1% |
| William Ackland | 2 | 0% |
| William Rivers | 1 | 0% |
A further 22 acres (1%) have no owner recorded: commons and waste.
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| Henry Sanders | 361 |
| Phillip Horton | 94 |
| William Kingswill | 80 |
| Henry Walke | 80 |
| Benjamin Creber | 50 |
| William Kingwill | 31 |
| Thomas Mason | 8 |
| Turnpike | 0 |
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 | 611 acres | |
| Rocks Brake And Pasture | 143 acres | |
| Brake, Pasture And Stones | 126 acres | |
| Water Meadow | 102 acres | |
| Brake, Pasturage | 93 acres | |
| Not Stated | 68 acres | |
| Pasture | 44 acres | |
| Fir And Beach Plantation | 36 acres |
The biggest named holdings
Hall Place, Brook, Kings, Wides and Blacklands (398 ac); Stowford Barton (313 ac); East Coombes Head (145 ac); Lukesland Farm (143 ac); Part of Yadsworthy Farm (80 ac); Broomhill Farm (67 ac); Coombes Head (53 ac); Bullaven Farm (47 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): Kings Bridge Park (7 ac); Warren (7 ac); Bridge Park and Chaple (7 ac); Moor Gate Brake (6 ac); Wides Marsh (6 ac); Ley Park (6 ac); Copse Stone Ley (5 ac); Road by Ivy Bridge to Harford Bridge (5 ac); Blacklands Higher Marsh (5 ac); Blacklands Marsh (4 ac); Well Park (4 ac); Higher Bridge Park (3 ac); Private Moor Lane and Other Moor Lanes (3 ac); Lower Church Park (2 ac); Mill Meadow (2 ac); Quarry Field (2 ac); Road from Harford Bridge to Cornwood Boundary by Hall (2 ac); Bridge park (2 ac); Moor Lower Field (2 ac); Moor Lane Field (1 ac); Bridge Plot (1 ac); Private Moor Lane (1 ac); Brook Marsh in Harford (1 ac); Private Lane to Moor (1 ac)
Commonest field names: Garden (6); Green Park (4); Broom Park (3); Meadow (3); Little Park (2); Middle Park (2); Wood Park (2); Great Meadow (2); Higher Broom Park (2); Lower Broom Park (2)
Places on our site on or beside this land
| Place | Type | 1840 owner | Farmed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Farm | business | John Lemon Rogers Sir Baronet | Henry Sanders | same field |
| Harford Bunkhouse | business | (none recorded: common or waste) | same field | |
| Harford Camp | business | James Hele Rowse | James Hele Rowse | same field |
| Ivybridge Community College | organisation | Henry Rivers Esquire and Henry Bowen Rivers Esquire | Henry Rivers Esquire and Henry Bowen Rivers Esquire | same field |
| Lukesland Gardens | heritage | Robert Savage, Reverend | Robert Savage, Reverend | same field |
| Stowford School | organisation | Henry Rivers Esquire and Henry Bowen Rivers Esquire | Henry Rivers Esquire and Henry Bowen Rivers Esquire | same field |
| US Army War Memorial | heritage | William Rivers | William Rivers | 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.
