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Summary

Melbury, alias milbury, was meleberia in domesday. It is described as a waste held by william de poillei. Before the conquest it was held by ulnod. In 1241, testa de nevil records that it was held by isabella bloyho and gilbert de langeford (reichel).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX49NE/20

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242.

Melbury, alias milbury, was meleberia in domesday. It is described as a waste held by william de poillei. Before the conquest it was held by ulnod. In 1241, testa de nevil records that it was held by isabella bloyho and gilbert de langeford (reichel).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV265546.

Reichel, o. J. /hundreds of devon/(1928-1938)203,214,215,237/the hundred of black torrington in early times.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV265547.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)130.

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

'melbury' is 'meleberia' in the domesday book entry. It appears in various documents throughout the middle ages spelt in different ways (gover et al).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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