Holne
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Bourchier Palk Wrey | 1,344 | 57% |
| Reverend Henry Bourchier Wrey | 423 | 18% |
| Sir Andrew Wright Leasehold Under Bourchier Palk Wrey | 74 | 3% |
| Thomas Hamlyn | 63 | 3% |
| Sir Jeffery Pearse Leasehold Under Bourchier Palk Wrey | 57 | 2% |
| Sir James Hamlyn Leasehold Under Bourchier Palk Wrey | 49 | 2% |
| Sir Thomas Angell Leasehold Under Bourchier Palk Wrey | 43 | 2% |
| Sir George Stranger Leasehold Under Bourchier Palk Wrey | 42 | 2% |
| Sir Messieurs Scobell Leasehold Under Bourchier Palk Wrey | 31 | 1% |
| George Stranger | 28 | 1% |
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| Josiah Bindon | 202 |
| John Sherwill | 157 |
| John Ford | 150 |
| Nicholas Easterbrook | 142 |
| William Waycott | 139 |
| Thomas Stranger | 96 |
| Elias Easterbrook | 81 |
| Jeffery Pearse | 79 |
| James Hamlyn | 75 |
| William Hamlyn | 74 |
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 | 2,350 acres |
Names on the old map
Single-use names worth a look (names with a landscape or history word that occur once): Mill Leat (29 ac); Holne Ley (10 ac); Mill Leat Meadow (2 ac)
Commonest field names: Gaul Lake and Will Pitten (3); Fords and Fynes's (3); Littlecombe (2); Ingells and Napps (2); Kingars and Wottons (2); Steart Farm (1); Mountfords Stoke (1); Michelcombe (1); Wottons Lands (1); Collins's Stoke (1)
Places on our site on or beside this land
| Place | Type | 1840 owner | Farmed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barn near Inglettes Farmhouse | antiquity | Bourchier Palk Wrey Sir Baronet | Thomas Pearse | same field |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin, Holne | antiquity | Bourchier Palk Wrey Sir Baronet | George Barnes | same field |
| Holne War Memorial | heritage | Bourchier Palk Wrey Sir Baronet | George Barnes | same field |
| The Church House | business | Bourchier Palk Wrey Sir Baronet | George Barnes | same field |
| The Holne Ram Feast and Revel | custom | Bourchier Palk Wrey Sir Baronet | George Barnes | 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.
