Northlew

Other current and historical names

North Lew
Lew
Lew North
Leuia

Parish/Community: Northlew
District/Borough: West Devon
County: Devon
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°46'17"N 4°7'34"W
Eastings/Northings: 250164, 99040
OS Grid: SX501990
Mapcode Local: GBR NX.0MY9
Mapcode Global: FRA 2771.Q7Z

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

Northlew in historic gazetteers

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

Northlew, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (North Lew), Devon, 3½ miles SW. of Hatherleigh, 7247 ac., pop. 762; P.O., called North Lew.

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

Lew, North, par., Devon. See NORTHLEW.

Northlew 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 ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £9 in 1086
- Households: 20 villagers; 7 smallholders; 7 slaves
- Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 10 men's ploughs (12 plough lands)
- Meadow: 30 acres
- Woodland: 20 acres
- Pasture: 8 furlongs
- Animals in 1086: 50 cattle; 10 pigs; 25 goats; 10 wild mares

British Place Names

Northlew, Devon

Northlew is a village in Devon

Northlew in historic gazetteers

Northlew in the Domesday Book