Manaton
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| John Bastard | 598 | 14% |
| Robert Nosworthy | 481 | 11% |
| Thomas French | 305 | 7% |
| Thomas Foster Barham | 302 | 7% |
| William Harper | 271 | 6% |
| Charlotte Ley | 257 | 6% |
| John Sparke Amery | 234 | 5% |
| Robert Nosworthy Senior | 205 | 5% |
| Samuel Trehawke Kekewich | 193 | 4% |
| John Ellis Nosworthy | 189 | 4% |
A further 2,011 acres (32%) have no owner recorded: commons and waste.
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| William Westington | 598 |
| William White | 302 |
| Richard French and Elias French | 257 |
| Richard Smerden | 234 |
| John French and William Nosworthy | 162 |
| Robert Nosworthy | 111 |
| John Wills | 81 |
| William Pethybridge | 78 |
| William Winsor | 66 |
| Edward Cuming | 65 |
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 | 5,835 acres | |
| [Meadow] | 197 acres | |
| [Wood] | 154 acres | |
| [Waste] | 50 acres | |
| [Pasture] | 31 acres | |
| [Plantation] | 30 acres | |
| [Copse] | 23 acres | |
| [Orchard] | 17 acres |
The biggest named holdings
Commons (2,011 ac); Southsands (598 ac); Water (304 ac); Holwell (271 ac); Hedge (257 ac); Haytree (234 ac); Neadon (189 ac); Great and Little Houndtor (162 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): Warren (548 ac); South Southcott Moor (14 ac); North Southcott Moor (13 ac); Beckaford Moor (11 ac); Hethercombe Moor & Road (9 ac); Canna Eastern Moor (8 ac); Moor Ball (7 ac); West Moor (7 ac); Northern Moor (7 ac); Furze Grove (6 ac); Georges Moor (6 ac); Hollow Moor (6 ac); Yonder Heale Moor (5 ac); Sunderlay Moor (5 ac); Lower Ley (5 ac); Great Cross Park (5 ac); Homer Heale Moor (5 ac); Lower Higher Moor (5 ac); Barracott Moor (4 ac); Broad Park Moor (4 ac); Langland Moor & Pits (4 ac); Homer Cold Moor (4 ac); Great Mill Hill (4 ac); Bakers Marsh (4 ac)
Commonest field names: Waste (49); Plantation (39); Garden (33); Orchard (19); Lower Moor (12); Moor (11); House and Garden (11); Plat (10); Waste by Road (10); Great Meadow (10)
Places on our site on or beside this land
| Place | Type | 1840 owner | Farmed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challacombe Farm | business | Robert Nosworthy | Daniel Hext | same field |
| Church of St Winifred | antiquity | John Charles Carwithen Reverend (Glebe) | John Charles Carwithen Reverend | same field |
| Easdon Farmhouse | antiquity | Alexander Nosworthy | Edward Cuming | same field |
| Great Houndtor Farmhouse | antiquity | Thomas French | John French and William Nosworthy | same field |
| Helen Jackson - Dartmoor Photographer | business | Robert Nosworthy | Robert Nosworthy | same field |
| Holwell Bungalows | business | William Harper | William Harper | same field |
| Horsham | antiquity | John Holman | John Holman | same field |
| Manaton Show and Fair | organisation | Samuel Trehawke Kekewich Esquire and John Wilkinson- Trustees of the late Earl of Devon | Robert Nosworthy | same field |
| Medieval Village of Challacombe | heritage | Samuel Trehawke Kekewich Esquire and John Wilkinson, Trustees of the late Earl of Devon, Susanna Yolland lessee | William Pethybridge | next to it |
| Neadon Upper Hall | antiquity | John Ellis Nosworthy | John Ellis Nosworthy | same field |
| Outbuilding Approximately near Neadon Upper Hall Including Steps | antiquity | John Ellis Nosworthy | John Ellis Nosworthy | same field |
| Swallerton Gate Cross (head in a cottage wall) | antiquity | Robert Nosworthy | Robert Nosworthy | 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.
