Mary Tavy
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| Sir John Buller Yarde Buller | 3,056 | 74% |
| Lucy Carpenter and Others | 469 | 11% |
| Holes Charity Trustees (church, Crown or trust) | 138 | 3% |
| John Rundle | 130 | 3% |
| Poor of Oakhampton (church, Crown or trust) | 88 | 2% |
| Edward Martin and John Cole | 72 | 2% |
| William and Samuel Cole | 34 | 1% |
| Reverend Anthony Buller | 30 | 1% |
| Alexander Barrett | 30 | 1% |
| Edith Rad | 27 | 1% |
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| James Arthur | 161 |
| William Maunder | 152 |
| Reddicliffe and Roger Cole | 131 |
| John Pengelly | 130 |
| John Willing | 115 |
| Reddicliffe | 88 |
| George Godard | 84 |
| Walter Cole | 76 |
| James Maunder | 76 |
| John Cole | 67 |
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
| Common | 2,140 acres | |
| Arable | 1,041 acres | |
| Not Stated | 393 acres | |
| Pasture | 366 acres | |
| Furze | 43 acres | |
| Course Pasture | 24 acres | |
| [Garden] | 24 acres | |
| [Wood] | 13 acres |
The biggest named holdings
Lower Kingset (131 ac); Henscott (130 ac); Wringworthy (115 ac); Burntown (107 ac); North Warn (105 ac); Holditch (88 ac); Higher Kingset (76 ac); Lower Creason (76 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): Great Furze Gun (7 ac); Small Moor (6 ac); Great Ley (6 ac); Bridge Field (6 ac); Hollack Lawn Well (4 ac); Great Furze Penn (4 ac); Furze Gun (4 ac); Yonder Moor (4 ac); Homer Moor (4 ac); Rubbish Marsh (4 ac); Higher Quarry Field (4 ac); Lower Quarry Field (4 ac); Outer Ley (4 ac); Long Furze Penn (4 ac); Quarry Park (3 ac); Cross Park Meadow (3 ac); Tin Pit Field (3 ac); Ley Town Meadow (3 ac); Lower Ley Thorns (3 ac); Gate Ley Thorns (3 ac); Yonder Ley Thorns (2 ac); Middle Marsh (2 ac); Mill Pool Moor (2 ac); Well Park (2 ac)
Commonest field names: Garden (147); Cottage and Garden (26); House (18); Road (15); Cottage (13); Plot (10); Little Meadow (9); House Yard and Outhouses (9); Plantation (9); Lower Meadow (8)
Places on our site on or beside this land
| Place | Type | 1840 owner | Farmed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary, Mary Tavy | antiquity | Anthony Buller Reverend (Glebe) | Anthony Buller Reverend (Glebe) | same field |
| Harford Bridge Park | business | Lucy Carpenter and others | John Willing | same field |
| Lydford Gorge White Lady Entrance | heritage | John Buller | Mary Oxenham | next to it |
| Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School | organisation | John Buller | David Rich | same field |
| Milestone, SX 503 768 | antiquity | Lucy Carpenter and others | John Willing | next to it |
| Milestone, SX 505 783 | antiquity | Lucy Carpenter and others | James Arthur | same field |
| The Elephant's Nest | business | John Floyd | John Floyd and another | same field |
| The Mary Tavy Inn | business | John Buller | Richard Floyd and others | same field |
| Wringworthy Farmhouse | antiquity | Lucy Carpenter and others | John Willing | 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.
