Peter Tavy
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| Reverend Walter Radcliffe | 540 | 20% |
| Calmady Polexfen Hamlyn | 420 | 15% |
| Duke of Bedford | 297 | 11% |
| Thomas Spry | 165 | 6% |
| James Parsons Crossing | 143 | 5% |
| William Rice | 126 | 5% |
| John Paul | 107 | 4% |
| Elizabeth Parson | 99 | 4% |
| Walter Cole | 87 | 3% |
| John Arthur | 76 | 3% |
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| George Harvie | 146 |
| George Legassick | 144 |
| Thomas Prout | 132 |
| William Reep | 112 |
| John Kennard | 105 |
| William Doidge | 99 |
| William Slocombe | 91 |
| William Friend | 86 |
| John Vogwill | 86 |
| James Arthur | 72 |
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 | 1,977 acres | |
| Pasture | 503 acres | |
| Meadow | 161 acres | |
| Wood | 28 acres | |
| Furze | 21 acres | |
| Garden | 10 acres | |
| Not Stated | 7 acres | |
| Plantation | 7 acres |
The biggest named holdings
Sourtridge (144 ac); Stannon (126 ac); Redeford (105 ac); Petertavy Estate (92 ac); South Godsworthy (89 ac); Wilsworthy (87 ac); Bare Walls (86 ac); North Godsworthy (84 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): Bagator Marsh (18 ac); Bremsery Marsh (17 ac); Lower Marsh (13 ac); Puddy Moor (11 ac); Hotton Moor (11 ac); Mill Park (7 ac); Great Moor Field (6 ac); Middle Marsh (5 ac); Homer Mill Park (5 ac); Marsh under Homer Lawn (5 ac); Great Bove Church (5 ac); Lower Cross Park (4 ac); Lower Cross Land (4 ac); Higher Cross Park (4 ac); Bridge Land (4 ac); Higher Furze Park (4 ac); Ford Meadow (4 ac); Outer Lower Nether Moor (3 ac); Inner Lower Nether Moor (3 ac); Inner Higher Nether Moor (3 ac); Middle Mill Park (3 ac); Higher Cross Land (3 ac); Goose Moor (3 ac); Bove Moor (3 ac)
Commonest field names: Garden (101); Plot (27); House (22); Meadow (22); Plantation (20); Mowhay (20); Houses and Courtlage (20); Marsh (20); Courtlage (14); Orchard (13)
Places on our site on or beside this land
| Place | Type | 1840 owner | Farmed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter, Peter Tavy | antiquity | William Mackbean Reverend (Glebe) | William Mackbean Reverend (Glebe) | same field |
| Cross, SX 516762 | antiquity | Elizabeth Parson | William Doidge | next to it |
| Peter Tavy Inn | business | James Parsons Crossing | James Parsons Crossing | same field |
| Peter Tavy Village Hall | organisation | The Duke of Bedford | William Jeffery, Richard Moor, John Friend, David Webb | same field |
| Sortridge Manor | antiquity | Thomas Spry | George Legassick | 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.
