St. James's Church | Jacobescherche: Aelfeva, the pre-Conquest holder. |
Site of St. James's Priory in Exeter.
St. Mary Church
| Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae: Bishop of Exeter; Richard FitzThorulf from Count of Mortain. 174 sheep. |
St. Marychurch, a coastal area of Torquay; fine cliffs and combes.
Salcombe Regis
| Secome / coma: Bishop of Exeter. |
Given by King Aethelstan to the monks of Exeter, who worked the salt-pans after which the village is named. The church dates from 1150.
Sampford Courtenay
| Sanford / fort: Baldwin the Sheriff. 28 cattle, 200 sheep, 40 goats. |
Attractive village street with thatched cottages.
Sampford Peverell
| Sanforde / forda: Roger de Bully (given to him by Queen Mathilda on his marriage). 50 goats. |
Home of the Peverell family and site of their castle, demolished in 1775. Probable effigy of Hugh Peverel, a crusader, in the church.
Sampford Spiney
| Sandford / forda: Robert from William de Poilley. |
Farmhouse, 1617.
Satterleigh
| Saterlei / leia: Godbold. |
Saunton
| Santone / tona: Theobald FitzBerner. Salthouse. |
Saunton Sands, one of Devon's finest beaches.
Scobitor
| Scabatore / tora: Bishop of Coutances. |
Tiny.
Seaton
| Flueta / Fluta: Horton Church. 11 salthouses. |
Seaton Junction. Nearby Seaton, a small resort on the River Axe with a largely Norman church, was an important medieval port until the harbour silted up.
Sedborough
| Sedeborge / -borga / Seteberge / Setleberga: Ansgot from the king. |
Tiny.
Sellake
| Selac: Gotshelm holds SELAC from Baldwin (the Sheriff). Brictmer held it before 1066. It paid tax for ½ hide. Land for 2 ploughs. 1½ ploughs there. 2 villagers and 2 smallholders. Meadow, 2 acres; woodland, 6 acres. Formerly 5s; value now 10s.
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Shapcombe
| Cobecume / Scobacoma / Scobecome / Escobecoma: Walter de Douai; Ludo (wrongfully). |
Tiny.
Shapley (in Chagford)
| Scapelie / Escapeliea: Robert and Godwin from Baldwin the Sheriff; Gerald the Chaplain. |
Tiny; on Dartmoor, with prehistoric sites nearby.
Shapley (in North Bovey)
| Essaple / -apla / Scapelie / Escapeleia: Aelfric, the pre-Conquest holder, from the king. |
Tiny. Shapley Common; Shapley Tor.
Shaugh Prior
| Scage / Escaga: Iudhael of Totnes and Thorgils from him. |
Shebbear
| Sepesberie / beria: King's land, formerly Earl Harold. 30 pigs, 100 cattle, 500 sheep, 50 goats. |
Devil's Stone marks an early sacred site.
Sheldon
| Sildene / denna: Ralph de Pomeroy. 10 cattle. |
Sherford (in Brixton)
| Sireford / fort: William from Iudhael of Totnes. |
Now 2 tiny hamlets, East and West Shaugh.
Sherford (near Kingsbridge)
| Sireford / -fort / forda: Battle Church from the king. |
Mainly 14th century church with medieval paintings.
Shillingford
| Esselingeforde / -aforda / Selingeforde / -forda: William Cheever; Fulchere. 11 cattle. |
Now Shillingford St. George; also Shillingford Abbot.
Shilston
| Silvestene / Silfestana: Richard from Count of Mortain. |
Shilston Barton and Shilston Bridge on Shilston Brook.
Shilston
| Selvestan: Osbern de Sacey. |
Now Shilston Bridge; tiny. Shilston Barton.
Shiphay Collaton
| Coletone / tona: Iudhael of Totnes. |
Now Shiphay, part of Torbay.
Shirwell
| Ascerewelle / Aiscirewilla / Sirewelle / -willa: Robert de Beaumont from Baldwin the Sheriff; William de Poilley; Gilbert from Odo FitzGamelin. 130 cattle, 28 goats. |
Shobrooke (near Crediton)
| Sotebroch / broca: Count of Mortain. |
Shobrooke (in Morchard Bishop)
| Schipebroc / Escipabroca / -pebrocha: Walter de Claville. |
Shobrooke Farm.
Sidbury
| Sideberie / beria: Bishop of Exeter. 10 cattle, 140 sheep. |
Church with a partly Saxon crypt (670); Sidbury Castle, a large prehistoric fort.
Sidmouth
| Sedemude / muda: St. Mary's Church, Rouen. Salthouse. |
Resort and old fishing port; Regency architecture.
Sigford
| Sigeford / forda: Solomon from Roald Dubbed. Cow. |
Some houses.
Silverton
| Sulfretona: King's land. 3 mills. |
Silverton Park, a decayed Georgian house, once belonged to the Earls of Egremont.
Skerraton
| Siredone / dona: Aelfric, the pre-Conquest holder from the king. |
Tiny.
Slapton
| Sladone / dona: Baldwin the Sheriff from Bishop of Exeter. 100 sheep. |
Ruined tower of a chantry founded by Sir Guy de Brien, 1372. Slapton Ley, a lagoon, is a nature reserve.
Smallicombe
| Smelecome / Hesmalacoma: Roger from Baldwin the Sheriff. |
Smallicombe Farm.
Smallridge
| Smarige / Smaurige / Esmarige / Esmaurige: Ralph de Pomeroy. Mill. 15 cattle, 32 goats. |
Smytham
| Smitheham / Esmite- / Esmitteham: Ansger le Breton from Count of Mortain. |
Snydles
| Smidelie / Esmideleia: Gilbert from Baldwin the Sheriff. |
Snydles Farm.
Soar
| Sure / Sura: Odo from Iudhael of Totnes. 15 cattle, 240 sheep and goats. |
Sorley
| Surlei / leia: Fulk from Iudhael of Totnes. 18 cattle, 125 sheep. |
Sourton
| Surintone / tona: Engelbald's wife from Bishop of Coutances. 18 cattle, 100 sheep, 50 goats. |
According to legend, the devil died of cold on Sourton Moor. Bronze spearheads were found at Sourton Tor.
South Allington
| Alintone / tona: Thorgils from Iudhael of Totnes. |
South Brent
| Brenta / Brente: Buckfast Church. 25 cattle, 95 sheep, 30 goats. |
Old village centre with a priest's house and toll-house.
South Huish
| Hewis / Heuis: Ralph from Iudhael of Totnes. 143 sheep. |
Some houses near the boast; ruins of a 15th century chapel.
Southleigh
| Lege / Lega: Beatrix from her brother William Cheever. 10 cattle. |
Blackberry Castle is a large Iron Age hill-fort.
South Milton
| Mideltone / Miltitona: Tovi from Alfred le Breton. |
A bronze crucifix, c.1150, was discovered at Trendwell Farm in 1961.
South Molton
| Sudmoltone / Sut Moltona: King's land and 4 clergy from the king. |
Market town with Georgian and Victorian houses and 3 old mills.
South Tawton
| Tauestone / -etone / Tauetona: King's land, formerly Countess Gytha. 100 cattle, 400 sheep, 70 goats. |
Church House, built in 1572.
Southweek
| Wicha / Wica / Wyca: Ralph de Pomeroy. 30 cattle. |
Tiny; Southweek Wood.
Sowton (formerly Clyst Fomison)
| Clis: Geoffrey from Bishop of Coutances. 2 cobs, 100 sheep. |
Bishop's Court, in 1863, is said to have been the home of one of the builders of Exeter Cathedral.
Sparkwell
| Sperchewelle / willa: Richard from Baldwin the Sheriff. |
Tiny.
Speccott
| Spececote / cota: Gosbert from Theobald FitzBerner. |
Spitchwick
| Spicewite / Espicewita: King's land, formerly Earl Harold. |
Spitchwick Manor.
Spreacombe
| Sprecome / Esprecoma: Theobald FitzBerner. |
Spreacombe Manor with a chapel. Now Higher Spreacombe.
Spreyton
| Spreitone / Espreitona: Baldwin the Sheriff. 11 cattle, 35 goats. |
Church with Saxon and Norman fonts and an inscription to Henry le Maygue, a native of Normandy, 'who caused me to be built 1451'.
Spriddlescombe
| Combe / Comba: Dunn from Count of Mortain. |
Now Higher Spriddlescombe; tiny.
Spriddlestone
| Spredelestone / Espredelestona / -eletona: Reginald from Count of Mortain. |
Sprytown
| Sprei: Wihenoc from Alfred le Breton. |
Spurway
| Esprewei / Espreuweia: Bishop of Coutances; Hermer from Walter de Douai. 16 cattle. |
Spurway and Spurway Mill, near West Spurway, a tiny hamlet.
Stadbury
| Stotberie / beria: Ralph from Iudhael of Totnes. |
Stadbury Farm.
Staddiscombe
| Stotescome / coma: Iudhael of Totnes. |
Part of Plymouth.
Staddon (in Plymstock)
| Stotdone / Estotdona: William from Iudhael of Totnes. |
Staddon Heights.
Stafford
| Staford / -fort / Stadforda: Ansger de Montacute. |
Stafford Barton; Stafford Moor Fishery.
Stallenge Thorne
| Stanlinz: Odo FitzGamelin. |
Stallenge Thorne Farm.
Stancombe
| Stancome / coma: Thorgils from Iudhael of Totnes. |
Now Stancombe Cross; tiny.
Staplehill
| Stapelie / Estapeleia: Nicholas the Bowman. |
Tiny.
Staverton
| Sovretone / Stovretona: Bishop of Exeter. 101 sheep. |
15th century Staverton Bridge.
Stedcombe
| Stotecome / Estotacoma: Morin from Baldwin the Sheriff. |
Stedcombe House.
Stockland
| Ertacomestcoche / stoca: Hervey FitzAnsger from Milton Abbey. 3 mills. |
Near Stockton Great Castle, an Iron Age hill-fort.
Stockleigh (in Highampton)
| Tochelie / Estocheleia: Alward from Count of Mortain. 24 goats. |
Stockleigh Farm.
Stockleigh (in Meeth)
| Stochelie / Estcheleia / -lia: Erchenbald from Count of Mortain; Aubrey from Baldwin the Sheriff. |
Stockleigh Barton.
Stockleigh English
| Stochelie / Estocheleia: Reginald from Count of Mortain. |
Stockleigh Pomeroy
| Stochelie / Estocheleia: Ralph de Pomeroy. Cob, 103 sheep, 23 goats. |
Belonged to the Pomeroy family until the Catholic Rising of 1549.
Stoke (in Devonport)
| Stoghes: Robert d'Aumale. 15 cattle, 160 sheep, 40 goats. |
Part of Plymouth.
Stoke (in Hartland)
| Nistenestoch: Canons, the pre-Conquest holders, from Gerald the Chaplain. |
14th century St. Nectan's Church with a richly carved Norman font and painted waggon roof.
Stoke (in Holne)
| Stoche / Estocha: Winemar from William de Falaise. 1 animal. |
Tiny; on Dartmoor.
Stoke Canon
| Stoche / Stocha: Bishop of Exeter. 2 mills. |
Bridge dating from the 13th century over the River Culm.
Stoke Fleming
| Stoch / Stoc: Ludo, Ralph and a woman from Walter de Douai. |
Church with a 13th century effigy of Elinor Mohun.
Stokeinteignhead
| Stoches: Nicholas the Bowman. |
Church with a 1375 brass, the earliest in Devon.
Stoke Rivers
| Stoche / Estocha: William de Poilley. 100 sheep. |
Stonehouse
| Stanehus: Robert Bastard. |
Part of Plymouth.
Stoodleigh (near Oakford)
| Stodlei / Estodleia: Bishop of Coutances; Robert from Ralph de Pomeroy. 18 cattle, 33 goats, 100 sheep. |
East Stoodleigh Barton nearby.
Stoodleigh (in West Buckland)
| Stodlei / Estotleia: Bishop of Coutances; Arnold from Walter de Douai. |
Some houses.
Stowford (in Colaton Raleigh)
| Staford / Estaforda: Earl Hugh. |
Tiny.
Stowford (near Lifton)
| Staford / Estatforda: Ralph Vitalis from Odo FitzGamelin. 10 cattle, 20 goats. |
Romano-British stone in the churchyard.
Stowford (in West Down)
| Staveford / Estaveforda: Bishop of Coutances. |
West Stowford Barton.
Strete Ralegh
| Estrete / eta: Thurstan from Ralph de Pomeroy. 60 goats. |
Houses in a park.
Sutcombe
| Sutecome / coma: Edric, the pre-Conquest holder, from Bishop of Coutances. 18 cattle. |
Sutton (in Halberton)
| Suetetone / Suetatona / Suetetona: |
Lost.
Sutton (in Plymouth)
| Sudtone / Sutona: King's land. |
Part of Plymouth.
Sutton (in Widworthy)
| Sutone / Sutuna: Richard from William the Usher, the king's servant. |
Sutton Barton.
Swimbridge
| Birige: Saewin the priest, formerly Brictferth his uncle. |
Sydeham
| Sideham: Osbern from Walter de Claville. |
Sydeham Farm.
Sydenham (in Marystowe)
| Sidreham: William from Iudhael of Totnes. |
Sydenham House; Sydenham Wood.
Sydenham Damerel
| Sidelham / Sidreham: Iudhael of Totnes. |
On the wooded slopes of the River Tamar; packhorse bridge.
