Ilsington
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| Reverend Charles Marsham | 1,632 | 22% |
| Cranstown Lord | 969 | 13% |
| Duke of Somerset | 659 | 9% |
| Charles Hale Monro | 524 | 7% |
| George Wills | 307 | 4% |
| James Woodley | 296 | 4% |
| Charles Corbyn Wills | 291 | 4% |
| John Rowell | 196 | 3% |
| Lewis Filmore | 191 | 3% |
| Thomas Widger | 177 | 2% |
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| William Michael Tucker Paige, Revd | 1,545 |
| William Irish | 669 |
| William Rowell | 266 |
| Charles Corbyn Wills | 193 |
| John Mortimore | 191 |
| Joseph Wills junior & others | 166 |
| John Lambshead | 151 |
| Thomas Shelston | 136 |
| Nicholas Mortimore | 135 |
| Joseph Mann | 133 |
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 | 3,052 acres | |
| Common Land | 1,079 acres | |
| Pasture | 715 acres | |
| Common | 580 acres | |
| Fir Etc | 274 acres | |
| Down & Furze | 268 acres | |
| Coppice Etc | 240 acres | |
| Timber | 180 acres |
The biggest named holdings
Bagtor Farm (670 ac); Staple Hill Woods (365 ac); Ingsdon Estate (307 ac); Rora (191 ac); Smallacombe (166 ac); Sigford Estate (161 ac); Bagtor Woods (158 ac); Narracombe (144 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): Broad Moor (268 ac); Great Furze Hill (6 ac); Quarry Field (5 ac); Tor Gratnor (5 ac); Higher Well Close (5 ac); Moor Plot (5 ac); Cross Road Field (5 ac); Middle Ley (5 ac); Great Ley (5 ac); Furze Hill Orchard (4 ac); Stone Barrow (4 ac); Marsh Marl Park (4 ac); Great Tor Gratner (4 ac); Lower Ash Furze (4 ac); Marsh Ridge (4 ac); Old Ley Park (4 ac); Moor Coppice (4 ac); Round Close Wood (4 ac); Great Marsh (4 ac); Round Park (3 ac); Higher Furze Hill (3 ac); Higher Trumpetter Moor (3 ac); Quarry Hills (3 ac); Ley (3 ac)
Commonest field names: Garden (105); Cottage & garden (36); Orchard (30); Plantation (23); Lower Orchard (22); Kiln Close (21); Farmhouse etc (18); Farmhouse (17); Higher Meadow (16); Cottage (14)
Places on our site on or beside this land
| Place | Type | 1840 owner | Farmed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool Church of England Primary School | organisation | Graves, Lord | Mary Shapley | same field |
| Direction Post | antiquity | Charles Marsham, Revd (Vicarial Glebe) | Charles Corbyn Wills | same field |
| Direction Post, Willis's Crossroads | antiquity | Thomas Widger | Jonas Mitchell | same field |
| Ilsington Hotel | business | Joseph Wills junior | Joseph Wills junior & others | same field |
| Ilsington Village Shop | business | Charles Hale Monro | Charles Corbyn Wills | same field |
| Star Inn | business | Henry Taylor | Thomas Yates & others | same field |
| Welcome Stranger | business | Charles Hale Monro | William Bond | same field |
| Wheelpit (60', Dartmoor's Largest) | antiquity | Cranstown, Lord | Cranstown, Lord | same field |
| Yurt Camp Devon | business | Thomas Bailey, Revd | William Aysh | 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.
