Shirwell

Other current and historical names

Sherwell
Sherwill
Sirewelle
Ascerewelle
Aiscirewilla

Parish/Community: Shirwell
District/Borough: North Devon
County: Devon
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°7'6"N 4°0'20"W
Eastings/Northings: 259723, 137371
OS Grid: SS597373
Mapcode Local: GBR KT.9T80
Mapcode Global: VH4MS.J47Z

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

Shirwell in historic gazetteers

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

Sherwill (or Sherwell), par. and vil., Devon, 4 miles NE. of Barnstaple, 4762 ac., pop. 408; P.O.

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

Shirwell, Devon. See SHERWILL.

Shirwell in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictmer of Rillaton
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Beaumont (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1070; £3 in 1086
- Households: 9 villagers; 6 smallholders; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (12 plough lands)
- Meadow: 3 acres
- Woodland: 300 acres
- Pasture: 1 league
- Animals in 1086: 2 cattle; 8 pigs; 28 goats
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Poilley
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: 2 men-at-arms (subinfeudated); William of Poilley
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £2 in 1086
- Households: 8 villagers; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 1 acre
- Woodland: 100 acres
- Pasture: 2 leagues
- Animals in 1086: 1 cow; 2 pigs
3rd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Vitalis
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Odo son of Gamalin
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 villager; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Meadow: 1 acre

British Place Names

Shirwell, Devon

Shirwell is a village in Devon

Shirwell in historic gazetteers

Shirwell in the Domesday Book