Uplowman

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Uplowman is a village in Devon

Other current and historical names

Oplomie
Oppaluma
Oppelaume
Green Gate

Parish/Community: Uplowman
District/Borough: Mid Devon
County: Devon
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 50°55'37"N 3°24'6"W
Eastings/Northings: 301587, 115132
OS Grid: ST015151
Mapcode Local: GBR LM.PXQL
Mapcode Global: FRA 36RN.JKQ

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

Uplowman in historic gazetteers

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

Uplowman, par., Devon, 4 miles NE. of Tiverton, 2912 ac., pop. 398.

Uplowman in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alnoth
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gotshelm brother of Walter of Claville
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gotshelm brother of Walter of Claville
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 8 villagers; 5 smallholders; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
- Meadow: 8 acres
- Woodland: 30 acres
- Pasture: 10 acres
- Animals in 1086: 14 cattle; 1 cob
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Almer the priest
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gotshelm brother of Walter of Claville
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Almer the priest (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086

British Place Names

Uplowman, Devon

Uplowman is a village in Devon

Uplowman in historic gazetteers

Uplowman in the Domesday Book