Coryton

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Coryton is a hamlet in Devon

Other current and historical names

Corston
Coriton
Corriton
Coritona

Parish/Community: Coryton
District/Borough: West Devon
County: Devon
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 50°37'53"N 4°11'3"W
Eastings/Northings: 245621, 83575
OS Grid: SX456835
Mapcode Local: GBR NT.9K36
Mapcode Global: FRA 273D.RP3

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

Coryton in historic gazetteers

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

Coryton, par. and ry. sta., S. Devon, 6½ m. NW. of Tavistock, 1334 ac., pop. 216; contains Coryton Park.

Coryton in the Domesday Book

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

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Coutances
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Drogo son of Mauger (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1070; £3 in 1086
- Households: 8 villagers; 6 slaves; 7 Cottagers
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 12 acres
- Woodland: 30 acres
- Pasture: ¹⁄₂ mixed measure
- Animals in 1086: 2 pigs; 12 goats

British Place Names

Coryton, Devon

Coryton is a hamlet in Devon

Coryton in historic gazetteers

Coryton in the Domesday Book