Filleigh

Other current and historical names

Filelei
Filileia

Parish/Community: Filleigh
District/Borough: North Devon
County: Devon
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 51°2'6"N 3°54'35"W
Eastings/Northings: 266185, 127934
OS Grid: SS661279
Mapcode Local: GBR KY.H1B9
Mapcode Global: FRA 26PC.YC9

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

Filleigh in historic gazetteers

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

Filleigh, par. and hamlet with ry. sta., N. Devon, 3½ miles NW. of South Molton, 2038 ac., pop. 339; P.O.

Filleigh in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Osfrith of Okehampton
- Tenants in Chief in 1086: King William; Baldwin the sheriff
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: King William; Baldwin the sheriff
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1070; £3 in 1086
- Households: 13 villagers; 6 smallholders; 3 slaves; 3 other households
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs (11 plough lands)
- Meadow: 7 acres
- Woodland: 10 acres
- Pasture: 30 acres
- Animals in 1086: 14 cattle; 10 pigs
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Cypping
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ansger (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1070; 3 shillings in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 plough lands)

British Place Names

Filleigh, Devon

Filleigh is a hamlet in Devon

Filleigh in historic gazetteers

Filleigh in the Domesday Book