Whitleigh

Other current and historical names

Witelei
Witeleia

Built-Up Area: Plymouth
Parish/Community: Plymouth, unparished area
Unitary Authority: Plymouth
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 50°25'4"N 4°9'3"W
Eastings/Northings: 247276, 59771
OS Grid: SX472597
Mapcode Local: GBR R8W.1P
Mapcode Global: FRA 276Y.6MP

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

Whitleigh in historic gazetteers

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

Whitleigh, seat, in Budeaux par., Devon, 3 miles N. of Plymouth.

Whitleigh in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wado of Ashbrittle
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Aumale
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Oswulf (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 15/- in 1070; £1 in 1086
- Households: 1 villager; 3 smallholders; 3 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (7 plough lands)
- Woodland: ¹⁄₂ mixed measure
- Pasture: 70 acres
- Animals in 1086: 7 cattle; 2 pigs; 18 goats
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Iudhael of Totnes
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Odo (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1070; 7/4¾ in 1086
- Households: 2 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 slave
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Woodland: 15 acres
- Animals in 1086: 16 goats; 1 animals

British Place Names

Whitleigh, Plymouth

Whitleigh is a suburban area in Plymouth, Plymouth

Whitleigh in historic gazetteers

Whitleigh in the Domesday Book