Halwill

Other current and historical names

Halwell
Halgewilla
Halgewelle

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

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°46'22"N 4°13'52"W
Eastings/Northings: 242774, 99421
OS Grid: SX427994
Mapcode Local: GBR NR.0R08
Mapcode Global: FRA 2701.KDS

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

Halwill in historic gazetteers

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

Halwell, par. with ry. sta. (Halwill), S. Devon, 12 miles NW. of Okehampton, 3426 ac., pop. 317; P.O.

Halwill in the Domesday Book

A village in Black Torrington hundred, in the county of Devon.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictric son of Algar
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 10/- in 1086
- Households: 10 villagers; 1 smallholder; 6 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
- Meadow: 40 acres
- Woodland: 2 acres
- Pasture: 1 mixed measure
- Animals in 1086: 33 cattle; 20 pigs

British Place Names

Halwill, Devon

Halwill is a village in Devon

Halwill in historic gazetteers

Halwill in the Domesday Book