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Summary

Stoodleigh barton alias snedleigh was esnideleia in domesday. In 1086 it was held by gislebert of baldwin the sheriff. Before the conquest it was held by edric. Early descents given (reichel).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS63SE/27

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMSTEAD (VIII to Late Medieval - 701 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242.

Stoodleigh barton alias snedleigh was esnideleia in domesday. In 1086 it was held by gislebert of baldwin the sheriff. Before the conquest it was held by edric. Early descents given (reichel).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV89319.

Reichel, o. J. /hundreds of devon/(1928-1938)388,398,399,404-406,430,438,459, 469/the hundred of braunton in early times.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV89320.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)36.

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

Stoodleigh is first mentioned in the domesday book. It appears in various documents throughout the middle ages and spelt in different ways. It probably means 'stud clearing' (gover et al).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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