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HER Number:MDV15936
Name:Milford

Summary

Domesday manor of melefort, held by the wife of ingelbald of the bishop of coutances. Held by alwin in the time of king edward.(reichel). Tenancies given at the time of testa de nevil, 1243 (reichel, 1914).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 409 864
Map Sheet:SX48NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishStowford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSTOWFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX48NW/24

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219433.

Reichel, o. J. /tda/28(1896)466/the domesday hundreds: listone.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219434.

Reichel, o. J. /tda/46(1914)191-192/hundred of lifton at testa de nevil, 1243.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219435.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)208.


REICHEL, 1914, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV2639.

Farmhouse named milford. Domesday manor of melefort, held by the wife of ingelbald of the bishop of coutances. Held by alwin in the time of king edward.(reichel). Tenancies given at the time of testa de nevil, 1243 (reichel, 1914).


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.

Milford is melefort 1086 in domesday book. It has various spellings as it appears in different documents throughout the middle ages. Probably self-explanatory (gover et al).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1312Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1931. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. VIII. A5 Hardback.
SDV219433Migrated Record:
SDV219434Migrated Record:
SDV219435Migrated Record:
SDV2639Migrated Record: REICHEL, 1914.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 4 2006 2:00PM