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Some Suggestions to Identifying the Place Names in the Devonshire Domesday

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Rev Oswald J Reichel, B.C.L. & M.A., F.S.A.

Trans. Devon Assoc., vol. XXVI, (1894), pp. 133-167.

Prepared by Michael Steer

The paper was presented in August at the Association’s July 1894 South Molton Conference. Rev Reichel’s comprehensive place name analysis is linked to the Association’s Domesday Committee’s having recently transcribed and translated the Devonshire section of Domesday. The author suggests a process for dealing with the place-names found in the Book. His purpose is primarily to understand what the names are intended to describe. Then to consider what the names represented with regard to their pronunciation, and finally to investigate the several collateral aids useful in determining their identity A great many of Devon’s ancient place names are linked with, or tied to the names of the original land owners, so that the paper becomes a treasury of the very early Devon individual and family names that are linked to land possession. One that is of inestimable value to the genealogist. The article, from a copy of a rare and much sought-after journal can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.

 

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Alfroy the Priest137
Algar162
Allingestone, Roger de163
Alnod160
Alured the Breton153
Alwin162
Ansgar152
Ansgot155
Augustine, Saint, of Canterbury137
B
Baldwin the Sheriff150, 159, 163, 166-7
Bathon, Walter141
Batteshal, William de146
Bol141
Bovyle, John de161
Brictric139, 150
Brewer156
Brionne, Baldwin de166
Briwere, Bishop, William (Brywer)136, 142
Bronescombe, Bishop136
Brungar162
Brushfield, Dr144-5
Buckfast, Abbot of144-5, 161
Buterlie, Edwin de155
C
Canute, King (Cnut)134, 137, 161
Capra, William143
Ceadda148
Ceawlin148
Charles II142
Clavil family156
Clavil, Walter de152, 158
Cnoyel, Robert141
Courtenay, Hugh de164-7
D
Dartmoor145
Davidson, Mr138, 141, 153-4
Devon, Countess of164
Doninc162
Donne155
Dunkeswell, Abbot of156
Durham, Bishop of137
E
Eddida, Queen150
Edgar, King135, 153
Edmer, the Blackling150
Edward the Confessor137, 139-40, 159, 162, 165
Edward I138-9, 141-2, 145-6, 156, 158, 161, 164, 166
Edward III137, 157
Edwin156
Esse, Henry de164
Exeter, Bishop of142
Exeter, Henry, Marquis of139
F
Faleise, William de162
Fitz-Gamelin, Odo151
Freeman142
Fulcher144
G
Ghitha150
Godbold160-1
Godeua(Godeva)134, 155-6
Goscelm158
Gratian134-6
Gregory IX135, 137
H
Haddan135
Haimeric156-7
Harold, King150
Harton, Robert de151
Helion, Hervei de154
Helion, William de138
Henry I142
Henry II139, 141-2, 156
Henry III145
Henry VIII139, 162
Hingeston-Randolph136, 142
Hugo, Earl153
I
Innocent III135
J
John, King139, 142, 163
Johnson135, 137
K
Kemble141, 153
L
Langton, Archbishop134, 136
Lege, Lord de la142
Leigh, Henry Prior of163
Lewin, Earl150
Littlebury, Robert of164
Lyndwood135
M
Martel, Charles135-6
Matilda150
Monte acuto, Simon de146
More, Squab156
Morinus (More)156
Moritain, Earl of150-1, 157, 162-3
N
Nicholas, Pope138, 162
Nicholas the Crossbowman157
Novant, Boys de146
Novant, Roger de146
O
Odo137, 160
Odo, Archbishop of Rouen165-6
Oliver, Dr.162-3, 166
Ordgar154
Ordulf150
Othelin159
P
Pearson, Dr144, 159
Peckham135
Pepin, King136
Petevin, Robert161
Peytevin, Thomas161
Poillei, William de139
Pollock, Sir F.138
Poltimor, Richard de164
Polwhele138, 157, 165-6
Pomeroy, Henry de la161
Pomeroy, Ralph de138, 161
Pyne156
R
Radulph144
Ramis, Roger de137
Richard153
Risdon, Tristram155, 157-8, 167
Rowe, Mr Brooking133, 153
S
Saulf155
Selborne, Lord137
Sele, Lord159
Simon Exoniensis136
Speke156
Squab More156
Stanborough145
Sterry, Mr Wasey138, 167
Stubbs135
T
Tertullian135
Theodore, Archbishop134-5
Toritone, William de164
U
Ulf155
Ulfric140
Uliet137
V
Vinogradoff138, 141-2
W
Wahull, Lord of141
Waifar, Prince of Aquitaine136
Walter148, 152
William the Deacon (Wantage)137
William the Seneschal155
Williams138
Worth, Mr155, 161, 165
Wyger, Henry161