Abbotsham

Other current and historical names

Hame
Hama

Parish/Community: Abbotsham
District/Borough: Torridge
County: Devon
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°0'57"N 4°14'50"W
Eastings/Northings: 242457, 126488
OS Grid: SS424264
Mapcode Local: GBR KG.JCTP
Mapcode Global: FRA 16ZF.K2H

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Abbotsham within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Abbotsham in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Abbotsham, par., N. Devon, 1½ mile NW. of Bideford, 1758 ac., pop. 469; P.O.

Abbotsham in the Domesday Book

A village in Merton hundred, in the county of Devon.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Tavistock St Mary & St Rumon
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Tavistock
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Tavistock
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1070; £5 in 1086
- Households: 21 villagers; 6 smallholders; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 15 men's ploughs (20 plough lands)
- Meadow: 6 acres
- Woodland: 2 acres
- Pasture: 60 acres
- Animals in 1086: 6 cattle; 4 pigs

British Place Names

Abbotsham, Devon

Abbotsham is a village in Devon

Abbotsham in historic gazetteers

Abbotsham in the Domesday Book