Bridestowe

Other current and historical names

Bridestow
Bridgetstow
Bidestou

Parish/Community: Bridestowe
District/Borough: West Devon
County: Devon
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°41'6"N 4°6'16"W
Eastings/Northings: 251416, 89401
OS Grid: SX514894
Mapcode Local: GBR NY.61J9
Mapcode Global: FRA 2798.DNY

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

Bridestowe in historic gazetteers

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

Bridestow, par. and vil. with ry. sta., S. Devon, adjacent to Dartmoor Forest, 6 miles SW. of Okehampton, 5661 ac., pop. 642; P.O.

Bridestowe in the Domesday Book

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

- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Godwin; Abbey of Tavistock St Mary & St Rumon; Edmer; Doda; Saewin Tuft
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff; Ralph of Pomeroy (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 10/- in 1070; £6 18/2½ in 1086
- Households: 9 villagers; 4 smallholders; 8 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (12 plough lands)
- Meadow: 12 acres
- Woodland: 40 acres
- Pasture: 30 acres
- Animals in 1086: 6 cattle; 10 pigs; 20 goats; 1 cob

British Place Names

Bridestowe, Devon

Bridestowe is a village in Devon

Bridestowe in historic gazetteers

Bridestowe in the Domesday Book