Winsham

Other current and historical names

Wenneham
Knowle

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

Category: Populated Place
Type: Other Settlement

Latitude/Longitude: 51°7'33"N 4°9'7"W
Eastings/Northings: 249500, 138500
OS Grid: SS495385
Mapcode Local: GBR KL.9CZG
Mapcode Global: VH3Q1.ZYBQ

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

Winsham in the Domesday Book

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

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Doda
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Coutances
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Drogo son of Mauger (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
- Households: 7 villagers; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 2 acres
- Woodland: 20 acres
- Pasture: 100 acres
- Animals in 1086: 11 pigs; 12 goats

British Place Names

Winsham, Devon

Winsham is a settlement in Devon

Winsham in the Domesday Book