Sampford Spiney
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Trustees of Humphrey Hall George Pownell Adams and John William Spicer (church, Crown or trust) | 977 | 58% |
| John Collier | 217 | 13% |
| Christopher Tolcher | 201 | 12% |
| Henry Cornish | 90 | 5% |
| John Cole | 64 | 4% |
| William Lux John Lux and Nancy Brooks | 48 | 3% |
| William Rendel | 46 | 3% |
| Sir Ralph Lopes | 25 | 1% |
| William Fort Wilcocks | 7 | 0% |
| Earl Fortescue | 5 | 0% |
A further 30 acres (2%) have no owner recorded: commons and waste.
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| Richard Gosling | 130 |
| Joseph Spur | 110 |
| Aaron Tozer | 110 |
| Thomas Spurrell | 95 |
| John Lillicrap | 79 |
| Henry Cornish | 79 |
| Thomas Andrews | 64 |
| Walter Mashford | 60 |
| James Northmore | 57 |
| James Foot | 48 |
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 | 887 acres | |
| Common | 404 acres | |
| Wood | 143 acres | |
| Meadow | 126 acres | |
| Pasture | 52 acres | |
| Plantation | 25 acres | |
| [Roads And Waste] | 22 acres | |
| Orchard | 14 acres |
The biggest named holdings
Samford Barton (125 ac); Whimington (110 ac); Monkswell (110 ac); Hall (95 ac); Stourvale (79 ac); Coomhill (79 ac); Haytown and Lee Towns (60 ac); Badcocks and Eastentown (56 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): Tor Park (6 ac); Winter Lea (5 ac); Church Park (4 ac); Little Quarry Park (4 ac); Castle Park (4 ac); Barrow Park (4 ac); Watery Ford Meadow (3 ac); Leat Meadow (3 ac); Well Park (3 ac); Leetown Mill Field (2 ac); Marsh under Wood (2 ac); Bridge Meadow Wood (2 ac); Quarry Meadown (2 ac); Mill Meadow (1 ac); Bridge Meadow (1 ac); Church and Church Yard (1 ac); Tor Park Orchard (0 ac); Winter Lea Plantation (0 ac); Tor Park Wood (0 ac); Waste in Quarry Park (0 ac); Quarry Waste (0 ac); Quarry Plantation (0 ac)
Commonest field names: Garden (41); Orchard (19); House and Garden (19); Waste (17); Meadow (17); Wood (13); Mowhay (9); Houses and Courtlage (9); Higher Meadow (8); Plantation (7)
Places on our site on or beside this land
| Place | Type | 1840 owner | Farmed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary, Sampford Spiney | antiquity | (none recorded: common or waste) | same field | |
| Cross on Sampford Spiney village green | antiquity | Trustees of Humphrey Hall, Sir George Pownell Adams and John William Spicer | Thomas Spurrell | same field |
| Horrabridge Bridge | antiquity | (none recorded: common or waste) | next to it | |
| Huckworthy Cross | antiquity | Trustees of Humphrey Hall, Sir George Pownell Adams and John William Spicer | Richard Gosling | same field |
| Sampford Manor | antiquity | Trustees of Humphrey Hall, Sir George Pownell Adams and John William Spicer | Thomas Spurrell | same field |
| Warne's Kitchen | antiquity | John Cole | Thomas Andrews | same field |
| Whimington Farmhouse | antiquity | Trustees of Humphrey Hall, Sir George Pownell Adams and John William Spicer | Joseph Spur | 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.
