Sheldon

Other current and historical names

Sildene
Sildenna

Parish/Community: Sheldon
District/Borough: East Devon
County: Devon
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°52'11"N 3°15'10"W
Eastings/Northings: 311937, 108556
OS Grid: ST119085
Mapcode Local: GBR LT.TKQN
Mapcode Global: FRA 462S.VZH

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

Sheldon in historic gazetteers

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

Sheldon, par., Devon, 6 miles NW. of Honiton, 1681 ac., pop. 140.

Sheldon in the Domesday Book

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

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alric
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Pomeroy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Pomeroy
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1070; £3 10/- in 1086
- Households: 9 villagers; 2 smallholders; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 6 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
- Woodland: 30 acres
- Pasture: 300 acres
- Animals in 1086: 10 cattle

British Place Names

Sheldon, Devon

Sheldon is a village in Devon

Sheldon in historic gazetteers

Sheldon in the Domesday Book