Sourton
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| John Morth Woolcombe | 1,355 | 27% |
| Calmady Hamlyn John Morth Woolcombe and John Newton | 739 | 15% |
| Calmady Hamlyn | 606 | 12% |
| John Gubbins Newton | 332 | 7% |
| John Ball | 291 | 6% |
| John Morth Woolcombe and John Gubbins Newton | 223 | 4% |
| John Ball Matthias Gloyn Calmady Hamlyn John Merrifield John Gubbins Newton and Others | 206 | 4% |
| Reverend John Woolcombe | 181 | 4% |
| Henry Menhenniot | 177 | 4% |
| Matthias Gloyn and John Morth Woolcombe | 158 | 3% |
A further 50 acres (1%) have no owner recorded: commons and waste.
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| Pellow | 434 |
| Thomas Bray | 409 |
| Joseph Brook | 266 |
| William Voaden | 208 |
| Matthias Gloyn | 203 |
| James Hill | 199 |
| Richard Pellow | 183 |
| Emanuel Watkins | 183 |
| John Newcombe | 176 |
| Charles Horn | 174 |
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 | 2,414 acres | |
| Pasture | 1,324 acres | |
| Not Stated | 859 acres | |
| Meadow | 146 acres | |
| Pasture And Furze | 75 acres | |
| 1/2 Pasture, 1/2 Arable | 51 acres | |
| Arable And Furze | 32 acres | |
| Plantation | 23 acres |
The biggest named holdings
North Russell (208 ac); Luddon (199 ac); Rixon (176 ac); Thorndon Downs (175 ac); Blatchford Town (174 ac); Oatnell (169 ac); Hewton Downs (158 ac); Lillicrapp (156 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): Prewley Moor (206 ac); South Moor (33 ac); Wester Moor (25 ac); Cataven Moor (24 ac); Lime Quarry etc (22 ac); North Moor (18 ac); Twelve Acre Moor (15 ac); Nine Acre Moor (14 ac); Rushy Moor (12 ac); Ashy Moor (12 ac); Great Moor (12 ac); Moor (10 ac); Lanky Moor (10 ac); Lower Moor (8 ac); Dowden Moor (8 ac); Six Acre Moor (8 ac); Quarry Pits Spurham (7 ac); Church Park (7 ac); Higher Furze Park (6 ac); Hollocombe Marsh (6 ac); Linnacombe Outer Marsh (5 ac); Pitworthy Marsh (5 ac); Church Close (5 ac); Cross Park (4 ac)
Commonest field names: Garden (55); House and Garden (27); Waste (24); Plat (24); Coppice (20); Orchard (19); Marsh (19); Houses and Yard (18); Mowhay (14); Down (13)
Places on our site on or beside this land
| Place | Type | 1840 owner | Farmed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearslake Inn | business | John G Newton Esquire | Richard Millman | same field |
| Bundu Camping and Caravan Park | business | John Morth Woolcombe Esquire | Jonathan Pellow | same field |
| Church of St Thomas of Canterbury | antiquity | (none recorded: common or waste) | same field | |
| Civil War redoubt near East Linnacombe | antiquity | John Ball | John Ball | same field |
| Collaven Manor Hotel | business | John G Newton Esquire | Roger Millman | same field |
| Devon Cycle Hire Ltd | business | Calmady Hamlyn Esquire, John Morth Woolcombe Esquire and Mary Colwill | John Nickels | same field |
| Sourton Village Hall | organisation | Calmady Hamlyn Esquire | Mary Oswell | same field |
| The Highwayman Inn | business | John G Newton Esquire | Richard Horn | same field |
| The Pump & Pedal | business | John Ball | John Ball | same field |
| Travelodge | business | John Ball | John Ball | 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.
