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Iddesleigh

Edeslege / -lega / Iweslei / Ywesleia: King's land. Walter de Claville, formerly Aelfeva Thief. 35 cattle, 100 sheep.

Ide

Ide / Ida: Bishop of Exeter. Cob.

13th century bridge; group of 17th century cottages called 'The College'.

Ideford

Yudeford / Yudaforda: Nicholas the Bowman. 120 sheep.

Attractive; thatched cottages.

Ilfracombe

Alfreincome / coma: Robert from Baldwin the Sheriff. Cob, 133 sheep.

Seaside resort with an important harbour since the 13th century, when St. Nicholas's chapel on Lantern Hill was the cell of a hermit who kept a light to guide shipping.

Ilkerton

Crintone / Incrintona: William Cheever. 58 cattle, 200 sheep, 75 goats, 72 wild mares (with Lynton).

Now 2 tiny hamlets, East and West Ilkerton.

Ilsham

Ilesham / sam: Roger from William the Usher, the king's servant.

Absorbed in Wellswood.

Ilsington

Lestintone / Ilestintona: Ralph Pagnell. 23 goats.

Near Haytor Rocks.

Ilton

Eddetone / Edetona: Fulk from Iudhael of Totnes.

Tiny.

Ingleigh

Genelie: Alfred le Breton.

Now Ingleigh Green.

Ingsdon

Ainech- / Ainichesdone / Ainechesdona: Ralph Pagnell; Osbern de Sacey. 125 wethers.

Ingsdon Hill.

Instaple

Essastaple / Esas- / Esestapla: Ansketel from William Cheever.

Instaple Farm.

Instow

Johannestou / sto: Walter de Claville. Priest.

On the Torridge Estuary.

Inwardleigh

Lege / Lega: Otelin from Baldwin the Sheriff.

Ipplepen

Iplepene / pena: Ralph de Feugeres. Cob, 250 sheep.

Name comes from the Celtic for upland enclosure.

Irishcombe

Eruescome / coma: King's land.

Irishcombe Farm.

Ivedon

Otri: Warin and Ralph FitzPayne from William Cheever; Ralph de Pomeroy and Rozelin from him.

Ivedon Farm.

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Kelly

Chenleie / leia: Modbert from Baldwin the Sheriff. 11 cattle.

Partly Tudor and partly Georgian manor house.

Kenn

Chent: Baldwin the Sheriff. Mill. 150 sheep.

Church with a Norman table-top and font.

Kentisbeare

Chentesbere / bera: Baldwin the Sheriff.

Medieval priest's house; remains of Kerswell Priory.

Kentisbury

Chentesberie / beria: Baldwin the Sheriff.

Barton built in 1674.

Kenton

Chentone / tona: King's land, formerly Queen Edith. Mill. 20 cattle, 200 sheep, 20 goats.

Church, c.1400, with a fine 15th century screen, pulpit and rood-loft.

Kerswell (in Broadhembury)

Carsewelle / euilla: Gunter from Ralph Pagnell. Mill.

Kerswell (in Hockworthy)

Cressewalde / walla: Gerard from Walter de Douai.

Kerswell Barton.

Keynedon

Chenigedone / Chenighedona / -irghedona: Roger from Ralph de Pomeroy. 106 sheep.

Keynedon Barton, partly Tudor.

Kidwell

Cadewile / wila:

Lost.

Kigbeare

Cacheberge: Rainer from Baldwin the Sheriff.

Tiny.

Killington

Cheneoltone / tona: Bishop of Coutances. 30 goats.

Some houses.

Kilmington

Chenemetone / Chienemetona: King's land, formerly Earl Leofwin. Mill.

Kimber

Chempebere / Chiempabera: Roger of Flanders from Roald Dubbed.

Now Kimber West, some houses.

Kimworthy

Chemeworde / worda: Bishop of Coutances's niece from him. 15 cattle.

Tiny.

Kingsford

Chinnesford / fort: Baldwin the Sheriff.

Now 2 tiny hamlets, Higher and Lower Kingsford.

Kingskerswell

Careswelle / willa: King's land. Church. 120 sheep.

Residential district between Newton Abbot and Torquay.

King's Nympton

Nimetone / tona: King's land, formerly Earl Harold. 16 cattle, 100 sheep.

Named after the old name for the River Yeo - Nymet.

King's Tamerton

Tanbretone / tona: King's land.

Part of Plymouth.

Kingsteignton

Teintone / tona: King's land.

Small industrial town.

Knowstone

Chenudestane / Chenutdestana: Rolf from Walter de Douai; Algar and Alfhild, a woman, the pre-Conquest holders, from the king. 24 cattle, 142 sheep, 45 goats, 28 pigs.

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Lambert

Lanford / forda / Lantfort: Osbern de Sacey; Godwin from the king.

Tiny.

Lambside

Lamesete / Lammaseta: Iudhael of Totnes.

Tiny.

Lamerton

Lanbretone / Lanbretona: Roald Dubbed. 2 mills. 20 pigs.

Tudor manor house.

Landcross

Lanchers: Robert from Baldwin the Sheriff. 30 goats.

Langage

Langehewis:

Lost.

Langdon

Langedone / gadona: Waldin from Iudhael of Totnes.

16th century Langdon Court; Langdon Lodge.

Langford (in Cullompton)

Langeford / gafort: Rainer from Baldwin the Sheriff. Cob.

Langford (in Ugborough)

Langeford / forda: Baldwin from the king.

Langford Barton.

Langley (in Yarnscombe & Atherington)

Bichenelie: King's land.

Now Langley Cross; tiny.

Langstone

Langestan / Langhestan: Hugh from Baldwin the Sheriff.

Clapper Bridge nearby.

Langtree

Langetrou / trewa: King's land.

Lank Combe

Lacome / Lancoma: Ralph de Pomeroy.

Downland.

Lapford

Slapeford / Eslapa- / Slapeforda: King's land. 30 cattle, 180 sheep.

Bury Barton, nearby, with a private chapel, licensed in 1434, and now a farm building.

Larkbeare

Laurochebere / bera: Alfred le Breton from Baldwin the Sheriff; Alfred le Breton.

With Larkbeare Court.

Lashbrook

Lochebroc / Lachebroc: Roger from Baldwin the Sheriff. 17 cattle, 21 goats.

Now Little Lashbrook.

Leigh (in Churchstow)

Lega: Walter de Claville. Cob.

16th century farmhouse, once part of Buckland Abbey with a dormitory, refectory and 15th century gatehouse.

Leigh (in Coldridge)

Bera: Walter from Baldwin the Sheriff.

Now 3 hamlets, East Leigh, Leigh Cross and Trinity Leigh.

Leigh (in Harberton)

Lege / Lega: William from Iudhael of Totnes.

Now 2 hamlets, East and West Leigh.

Leigh (in Loxbeare)

Lege / Lega: Roger from Fulchere.

Tiny; Leigh Barton.

Leigh (in Milton Abbot)

Lege / Lega: Tavistock Church.

Leigh Barton Farm; Leigh Wood.

Leigh (in Modbury)

Lege / Lega: Iudhael of Totnes.

Now 2 hamlets, East and West Leigh.

Leonard

Lannor / Limor / Linor: Walter de Claville; Morin, the king's servant.

Leonard Farm.

Lewtrenchard

Lewe / Leuya: Roger de Meulles from Baldwin the Sheriff. 18 cattle.

Home of the Gould family for 400 years. The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould plundered various Tudor houses to decorate his own.

Liddaton

Lidel- / Liteltone / Lideltona: Tavistock Church and Godfrey from the church. 24 cattle, 100 sheep, 50 goats.

Liddaton Green. Some houses.

Lifton

Listone / tona: Colwin from the king, formerly Queen Edith. 55 cattle, 250 sheep, 50 goats.

Early Tudor Wortham Manor nearby.

Lincombe

Lincome / coma: Robert from Baldwin the Sheriff. Cob, 100 sheep.

Lipson

Lisistone / -tona / Lisitona: Reginald from Count of Mortain. 30 goats.

Part of Plymouth.

Little Bovey

Adonebovi: Bishop of Coutances.

Litlleham (near Bideford)

Liteham: Gotshelm from the king. 100 sheep.

Church with an old muniment chest carved from a single tree trunk.

Littleham (near Exmouth)

Liteham: Horton Church. 139 sheep.

Church with a Saxon scratch dial; burial place of Admiral Nelson's wife, Frances.

Littlehempston

Hamestone / Hamistone / Hamistona: King's land formerly Earl Harold. Ralph de Pomeroy from Iudhael of Totnes. 40 goats.

Old manor, c.1400 with a 15th century fresco.

Little Marland

Mer- / Mirland / -landa: Gosbert from Theobald FitzBerner.

Some houses.

Little Rackenford

Litel Rachenford / forda: Ludo from Walter de Douai.

Little Rackenford Farm.

Little Torrington

Torintone / Toritone / -tona: King's land, formerly Gytha, Earl Harold's mother; Alfred the Butler from Count of Mortain; Richard from Baldwin the Sheriff. 16 cattle, 65 goats.

Little Weare

Litelwere / wera: Odo FitzGamelin.

Little Weare Barton.

Lobb

Loba / Lobe: Reginald from Roald Dubbed. Salthouse.

Now 2 hamlets, Lobb and North Lobb.

Loddiswell

Lodeswille / willa: Iudhael of Totnes. Fishery (30 salmon).

Loosebeare

Losbere / bera: Cranbourne Church.

Some houses.

Loosedon

Lollardesdone / estone / esdona: Walter de Claville.

Loosedon Barton.

Loughtor

Lochetore / tora:

Lost.

Lovacott (in Shebbear)

Lovecote / cota: Roald Dubbed.

Loventor

Lovenetorne / torna: Iudhael of Totnes.

Loventor Manor Farm, now a hotel.

Lower Creedy

Credie / Cridie / Creda / Cridia: Bishop of Coutances; William from Ralph de Pomeroy.

Some houses.

Lowley

Levelige / Levaliga: Godbold. 160 sheep, 20 goats.

Lowton

Lewendone / dona: Rainer from Godbold.

Tiny.

Loxbeare

Lochesbere / bera: Bishop of Coutances.

Loxhore

Locheshore / sore / sora / ssora: Robert de Beaumont from Baldwin the Sheriff. Alder-grove. 20 cattle, 100 sheep.

Old farms with stone barns and granaries.

Ludbrook

Lodebroc / Lodrebroc / Ludebroch / -broca: Reginald from Count of Mortain. Mill.

Luppitt

Lovapit: Walter de Douai. 26 cattle, 30 goats.

Church with a Norman font carved with centaurs and a fine wagon roof.

Lupridge

Loperige / Olperiga / Luperige / -riga / Kluperiga: Reginald from Count of Mortain; Walter de Claville; Baldwin from Gotshelm.

Tiny.

Lupton

Lochetone / tona: Iudhael of Totnes.

Lupton House, now a school; Lupton Park.

Luscombe (in Rattery)

Luscome / cumma: Ansketel from William de Falaise.

Tiny.

Lympstone

Levestone / tona: William Cheever from Richard FitzGilbert.

Lyn

Line / Lina: William Cheever. New mill. 34 cattle.

East Lyn, some houses.

Lynton

Lintone / tona: William Cheever. 58 cattle, 22 pigs, 200 sheep, 75 goats, 72 wild mares (with Ilkerton).

New town on the cliffs; below is the old fishing village of Lynmouth, scene of a disastrous flood in 1952.

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