South Brent
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| John Butter M D | 816 | 13% |
| Lady Elizabeth Carew | 815 | 13% |
| Thomas King | 321 | 5% |
| John Elliott | 290 | 5% |
| Sir John Buller Yard | 242 | 4% |
| James Cornish | 240 | 4% |
| Lady Elizabeth Carew William Cooper Johnson Richard Stranger | 170 | 3% |
| John Allen | 170 | 3% |
| Richard Marshall M D | 147 | 2% |
| Henry Kingwill | 143 | 2% |
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| Thomas Smerdon | 275 |
| Henry Goodman | 241 |
| Thomas Wakeham | 229 |
| Stephen Boon | 221 |
| Philemon Brooking | 213 |
| John Manning | 174 |
| Richard Stranger and others | 170 |
| John Crossing | 147 |
| Thomas Ford | 142 |
| John Hamlyn | 140 |
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 | 3,510 acres | |
| Pasture | 1,133 acres | |
| Meadow | 419 acres | |
| Not Stated | 413 acres | |
| Pasturage | 361 acres | |
| Orchard | 122 acres | |
| Fir | 72 acres | |
| Common | 65 acres |
The biggest named holdings
Stidstone (359 ac); Corringdon (313 ac); Charford (271 ac); Kerswill (147 ac); Great Aish (143 ac); Lisburne (140 ac); Gispeadown (134 ac); Forder (132 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): Chapel Hill (15 ac); Round Park (11 ac); Quarry Down (11 ac); Warren Down (10 ac); Warren (10 ac); Furze piece (7 ac); Emmery Moor (7 ac); Addel Well (6 ac); Outer Long Furze (6 ac); Quarry Close (6 ac); Yonder Cross Park (6 ac); Square Well Park (6 ac); Furze Down (6 ac); New Cross Field (6 ac); Great above Moor (5 ac); Quarry Furze Pen (5 ac); Ley's (5 ac); Cross Furze Pen (5 ac); Yonder Moor (4 ac); Water Furze Pen (4 ac); Above Moor (4 ac); Lower Broad Moor Field (4 ac); Inner above Moor (4 ac); Wild Oak Furze Pen (4 ac)
Commonest field names: Hedges (1990); Garden (217); Waste (135); Dwelling house (86); Plantation (74); Orchard (69); Road (60); Cottage (46); Dwelling house, other Buildings, Yard etc. (41); Brook (32)
Places on our site on or beside this land
| Place | Type | 1840 owner | Farmed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Birders | organisation | Charles Woodley | James Cole Senior | same field |
| Gisperdown Cross (cross head in a farm wall) | antiquity | John Buller Sir Buller yard | Stephen Boon | same field |
| South Brent Primary School | organisation | John Elliott & Robert Cumming | Robert Cumming | same field |
| St Michaels Chapel Remains. | heritage | Elizabeth Carew, Lady | William Matthews | same field |
| Station House | business | John Roope Cranch | John Roope Cranch | same field |
| {my}dentist | business | Reverend George Baker (Glebe) | Reverend George Baker & others | next to it |
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.
