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Summary

Instow was johanniesto in domesday. It was held by walter de clavil. Before the conquest it belonged to alward. Early descents of the manor are given (reichel).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SE/58

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242.

Instow was johanniesto in domesday. It was held by walter de clavil. Before the conquest it belonged to alward. Early descents of the manor are given (reichel).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV70840.

Reichel, o. J. /hundreds of devon/(1928-1938)21,84,428,496,497,499,501-503, 507,508,513-515,518/the hundred of fremington in early times.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV70841.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)611.

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

Instow appears in various forms throughout the 13th century in different documents. It means 'holy spot of st. John'. The church is dedicated to st. John the baptist (gover et al).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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