Who owned Dartmoor around 1840: the parishes
33 parishes on and around Dartmoor, from the tithe survey of the 1830s and 1840s. Pick a parish to see who owned and farmed it, what the land was and the old field names.
| Parish | Plots | Acres | Biggest owner | Their share | Farmed by tenants | Common or waste |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belstone | 439 | 1,111 | Lord Rolle | 26% | 52% | 0% |
| Brentor | 44 | 1,212 | Duke of Bedford | 25% | 80% | 2% |
| Bridestowe | 1,104 | 5,651 | John Gubbins Newton | 39% | 74% | 2% |
| Bridford | 1,272 | 4,106 | Sir Lawrence Vaughan Palk | 32% | 58% | 1% |
| Buckland Monachorum | 1,619 | 6,841 | Sir Ralph Lopes | 35% | 76% | 4% |
| Buckland in the Moor | 20 | 1,459 | Reverend John Leman Rogers Robert Hurrell Troute and Henry Karslake | 89% | 39% | 0% |
| Chagford | 2,482 | 7,495 | Richard Harvey Junior Catherine O'brian | 21% | 69% | 2% |
| Cornwood | 1,646 | 6,004 | Sir John Leman Rogers | 51% | 78% | 1% |
| Dean Prior | 907 | 4,092 | Sir John Buller Yarde Buller | 82% | 94% | 0% |
| Drewsteignton | 2,232 | 6,936 | George Ponsford | 15% | 75% | 6% |
| Gidleigh | 471 | 3,447 | Parishioners | 71% | 19% | 1% |
| Harford | 348 | 1,571 | Sir John Lemon Rogers | 31% | 45% | 1% |
| Holne | 64 | 2,350 | Sir Bourchier Palk Wrey | 57% | 75% | 0% |
| Ilsington | 2,079 | 7,553 | Reverend Charles Marsham | 22% | 73% | 0% |
| Lustleigh | 816 | 2,986 | George Wills | 14% | 58% | 23% |
| Lydford | 1,206 | 4,035 | Sir John Buller Yarde Buller | 21% | 83% | 0% |
| Manaton | 1,287 | 6,357 | John Bastard | 14% | 51% | 32% |
| Mary Tavy | 1,015 | 4,152 | Sir John Buller Yarde Buller | 74% | 47% | 0% |
| Meavy | 868 | 3,289 | Sir Ralph Lopes | 38% | 80% | 1% |
| Moretonhampstead | 2,188 | 7,656 | Earl of Devon | 38% | 82% | 3% |
| North Bovey | 1,530 | 5,659 | Earl of Devon | 42% | 85% | 2% |
| Okehampton | 2,295 | 9,399 | Albany Bourchier Savile | 39% | 90% | 0% |
| Peter Tavy | 1,050 | 2,750 | Reverend Walter Radcliffe | 20% | 59% | 0% |
| Sampford Spiney | 605 | 1,721 | Sir Trustees of Humphrey Hall George Pownell Adams and John William Spicer | 58% | 64% | 2% |
| Shaugh Prior | 1,112 | 8,707 | Lord Morley | 51% | 77% | 0% |
| Sheepstor | 414 | 3,595 | Sir Ralph Lopes | 62% | 36% | 1% |
| Sourton | 1,305 | 5,024 | John Morth Woolcombe | 27% | 89% | 1% |
| South Brent | 4,981 | 6,399 | John Butter M D | 13% | 74% | 0% |
| Throwleigh | 796 | 1,888 | John Dunning | 11% | 54% | 0% |
| Ugborough | 1,198 | 2,539 | Lady Elizabeth Carew | 13% | 80% | 0% |
| Walkhampton | 1,354 | 10,511 | Sir Ralph Lopes | 96% | 99% | 0% |
| Whitchurch | 1,579 | 5,982 | William Courtenay | 18% | 84% | 34% |
| Widecombe in the Moor | 2,348 | 10,614 | Margaret Baring | 22% | 79% | 44% |
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.
