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HER Number:MDV109899
Name:Manor of Bideford

Summary

Bideford is listed as a royal manor at the time of Domesday and was one of the largest manors in North Devon.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 452 264
Map Sheet:SS42NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBideford
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBIDEFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MANOR (First mentioned, XI - 1086 AD to 1086 AD)

Full description

Morris, J., 1985, Domesday Book: Devon (Part One), 1.60 (Monograph). SDV356768.

Bideford is recorded in Domesday Book as having 30 villagers, 8 smallholders and 14 slaves. It had land for 26 ploughs with 4 ploughs in lordship, 10 acres of meadow, 20 acres of pasture and 150 acres of woodland. It also had a fishery.


Timms, S., 1987, The Archaeology of North Devon Towns, 2 (Un-published). SDV354573.

Bideford is listed as a royal manor at the time of Domesday and was one of the largest manors in North Devon.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV354573Un-published: Timms, S.. 1987. The Archaeology of North Devon Towns. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2.
SDV356768Monograph: Morris, J.. 1985. Domesday Book: Devon (Part One). Domesday Book: Devon (Part One). 1. Hardback Volume. 1.60.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 23 2016 9:17AM