Galmpton, Devon

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Galmpton is a village in Devon

Parish/Community: South Huish
District/Borough: South Hams
County: Devon
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°14'58"N 3°50'25"W
Eastings/Northings: 268889, 40461
OS Grid: SX688404
Mapcode Local: GBR QC.TWRB
Mapcode Global: FRA 28VC.MNV

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

Galmpton in historic gazetteers

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

Galmpton, hamlet, South Huish par., S. Devon, 4 miles SW. of Kingsbridge.

Galmpton in the Domesday Book

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

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Iudhael of Totnes
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Pomeroy (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
- Households: 8 villagers; 6 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 4 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
- Meadow: 2 acres

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British Place Names

Galmpton, Devon

Galmpton is a village in Devon

Galmpton in historic gazetteers

Galmpton in the Domesday Book