Manaton

Other current and historical names

Manitone
Manitona

Parish/Community: Manaton
District/Borough: Teignbridge
County: Devon
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°37'0"N 3°46'5"W
Eastings/Northings: 275003, 81168
OS Grid: SX750811
Mapcode Local: GBR QG.NHPN
Mapcode Global: FRA 27ZF.RS3

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

Manaton in historic gazetteers

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

Manaton.-- par. and vil., Devon, 3½ miles S. of Moreton Hampstead, 6393 ac., pop. 331; P.O.; Manaton Tor commands a fine view.

Manaton in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edwy
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Edwy (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 3 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)
- Meadow: 5 acres
- Woodland: ¹⁄₂ mixed measure
- Pasture: 10 acres
- Animals in 1086: 10 cattle; 25 goats
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aldred brother of Odo
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Aldred brother of Odo
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aldred brother of Odo
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
- Households: 3 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Meadow: 5 acres
- Woodland: 5 acres
- Pasture: 2 acres
- Animals in 1086: 3 cattle

British Place Names

Manaton, Devon

Manaton is a village in Devon

Manaton in historic gazetteers

Manaton in the Domesday Book