Moretonhampstead
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| Earl of Devon | 2,808 | 38% |
| Reverend Dean and Chapter of Canterbury (church, Crown or trust) | 1,079 | 14% |
| John Courtier | 476 | 6% |
| Reverend Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Earl of Devon (church, Crown or trust) | 402 | 5% |
| Thomas Cousins | 324 | 4% |
| Matthew William Walbank | 224 | 3% |
| Thomas Pethybridge Newcombe | 188 | 3% |
| Edward Seymour Bailey | 175 | 2% |
| George Bragg | 170 | 2% |
| Elias Langdon | 133 | 2% |
A further 200 acres (3%) have no owner recorded: commons and waste.
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| Trustees of the late Reverend George Gregory and Earl of Devon | 402 |
| Thomas Wills | 324 |
| John Courtier and George Brock | 291 |
| Elias Cuming | 238 |
| Andrew Rowe | 220 |
| Richard Medland Germon | 204 |
| John Windeat | 201 |
| Thomas Dayment | 188 |
| Mary Woolland | 156 |
| William Cuming | 155 |
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 | 7,656 acres |
The biggest named holdings
Woods (514 ac); Moor Barton (324 ac); Wray Barton (291 ac); Higher Wooston (215 ac); Cranbrook (206 ac); Lower Wooston (200 ac); Whiddon (175 ac); Leign (167 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): Wray Cleave Stone and Warren (57 ac); The Great Moor (36 ac); Moor Wood (18 ac); Rabbit Warren (16 ac); The Brake Coppice and Furze (12 ac); Moreton Cross Park (11 ac); The Furze Park (10 ac); Homer Moor (9 ac); Moor Head (9 ac); Lewdon Cross Park (8 ac); Furze Hill Brake (8 ac); Three Corners Cross Park (7 ac); Great Furze Park (7 ac); Moor Close (7 ac); Chattey Moor (6 ac); Moor Field (6 ac); Great Moor and Garden (6 ac); Little Cross Park (6 ac); Footpath Marsh (5 ac); Cross Way Field (5 ac); Yonder Furze Park (5 ac); Great Berry Moor (5 ac); Lower Chagford Moor (5 ac); Plain Moor (5 ac)
Commonest field names: Garden (80); Orchard (52); Long Close (24); Homestead (23); Waste (21); Meadow (20); Moor (20); Little Meadow (17); Plantation (16); Plat (16)
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.
