Huntsham

Other current and historical names

Honesham
Honessam

Parish/Community: Huntsham
District/Borough: Mid Devon
County: Devon
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°58'26"N 3°25'28"W
Eastings/Northings: 300083, 120357
OS Grid: ST000203
Mapcode Local: GBR LL.LXZM
Mapcode Global: FRA 36QJ.MPT

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

Huntsham in historic gazetteers

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

Huntsham.-- par., N. Devon, 6 miles NE. of Tiverton, 1875 ac., pop. 194; P.O.; contains the seat of Huntsham Court.

Huntsham in the Domesday Book

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

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alric the priest
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Odo son of Gamalin
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Odo son of Gamalin
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £2 in 1086
- Households: 20 villagers; 4 smallholders; 2 slaves; 1 other household
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 6 acres
- Woodland: 50 acres
- Pasture: 15 acres
- Animals in 1086: 10 cattle; 5 pigs; 6 goats

British Place Names

Huntsham, Devon

Huntsham is a village in Devon

Huntsham in historic gazetteers

Huntsham in the Domesday Book