Throwleigh
Tithe apportionment, c.1840. Part of the parish index.
Who owned the land
| Owner | Acres | Share of named land |
|---|---|---|
| John Dunning | 201 | 11% |
| John Aysh | 125 | 7% |
| Bartholemew Gidley | 117 | 6% |
| Richard Dunning Gay | 114 | 6% |
| William Sawdye | 104 | 6% |
| James Crocker | 96 | 5% |
| James and Phillip Herbert | 87 | 5% |
| William Dunning | 85 | 5% |
| Richard Herbert | 80 | 4% |
| Richard Dunning | 78 | 4% |
A further 2 acres (0%) have no owner recorded: commons and waste.
Who farmed it
| Occupier | Acres |
|---|---|
| John Dunning | 163 |
| Gilbert Scott | 121 |
| Richard Gidley | 104 |
| James Newcombe | 98 |
| George Endacott | 62 |
| William Browning | 61 |
| Robert Northcott | 53 |
| John Endacott | 50 |
| William Moor | 50 |
| Richard Matthews | 42 |
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 | 980 acres | |
| Pasture | 517 acres | |
| Not Stated | 59 acres | |
| Pasture And Furze | 51 acres | |
| Woodland | 33 acres | |
| Pasture And Woodland | 27 acres | |
| Orchard | 26 acres | |
| Furze Etc | 25 acres |
The biggest named holdings
Throwleigh Town (145 ac); Wonson (145 ac); Clanaborough (125 ac); Murchington Swines Chagford and South Coombe (104 ac); Shelstone (96 ac); Leigh Estate (87 ac); Way (85 ac); Woolland Hill (80 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): South Moor (13 ac); Langland Moor (7 ac); Great Cross park (7 ac); Bridge park (6 ac); Homer Moor (6 ac); Wolland Cleave Marsh (5 ac); Church Meadow (5 ac); Sulohay Moor (5 ac); Mill Hill (5 ac); Mill Ham (4 ac); Round Shortland (4 ac); Little Cross Park (4 ac); Monks Moor Field (4 ac); Broad Ley (4 ac); Hollow Moor (4 ac); Round Thorn (4 ac); Mill Park (4 ac); Easter Moor Field (3 ac); Lake Ford Meadow (3 ac); 2nd Cross Park (3 ac); 1st Cross park (3 ac); Pound fiuled (Detached) (3 ac); Lake Ford (3 ac); Meathearal Moor (3 ac)
Commonest field names: Garden (23); Orchard (21); Great Close (8); Fir Plantation (8); Great Meadow (7); Plot (6); Gardens (6); Little Meadow (6); Brake (6); Moor (6)
Places on our site on or beside this land
| Place | Type | 1840 owner | Farmed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barn near Higher Shilstone Farmhouse | antiquity | James Crocker | James Crocker | same field |
| Church House | antiquity | (none recorded: common or waste) | same field | |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin, Throwleigh | antiquity | (none recorded: common or waste) | same field | |
| Clannaborough Farmhouse Including Garden Walls | antiquity | John Aysh | John Aysh | same field |
| Cross Fragment, SX 678891 | antiquity | Bartholemew Gidley | John Dunning | next to it |
| Higher Shilstone Farmhouse Including Stables | antiquity | James Crocker | James Crocker | same field |
| Northmore Arms | business | William Moore | William Moore | same field |
| Throwleigh Barton | antiquity | John Dunning | John Dunning | same field |
| Wonson Manor | antiquity | Bartholemew Gidley | John Dunning | 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.
