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Summary

Churchill was recorded in domesday as cerchilla, and comprised one ferling of land. Later it was granted to the church of st. Mary magdalene in barnstaple by henry i (reichel, 1917). In domesday, churchill was held by norman of william de falaise. Before the conquest it was held by bristnold. Early descents given (reichel, 1928-1938).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54SE/25

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

REICHEL, 1928-1938, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV171.

Churchill was recorded in domesday as cerchilla, and comprised one ferling of land. Later it was granted to the church of st. Mary magdalene in barnstaple by henry i (reichel, 1917). In domesday, churchill was held by norman of william de falaise. Before the conquest it was held by bristnold. Early descents given (reichel, 1928-1938).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV90350.

Reichel, o. J. /tda/49(1917)383/barnstaple and its three sub-manors part of the inland hundred of braunton.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV90351.

Reichel, o. J. /hundreds of devon/(1928-1938)399,404,405,407,418,441,442,456/ the hundred of braunton in early times.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV90352.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)38-39.

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

Churchill was cercilla in 1086 when it was mentioned in the domesday book. It appears in various documents throughout the middle ages. It is a hybrid hill-name (gover et al).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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