The problem is that the modern landscape and names don't necessarily reflect the historical landscape. One farm now may have been split into several holdings in the past. My brother in law is a farmer and he has bought and sold land to suit his particuar needs and requirements so his modern farm won't be exactly the same farm and land someone owned in the past although the name remains the same. For instance, the transcriptions of the 1841 Hatherleigh Tithe Map Apportionment on the foda database show separate entries for: Medlands Upcott (owner Joseph Oldham, occupier William Tucker) Spears Upcott (owner Joseph Oldham, occupier Thomas Seldon) Jacobs Upcott (owner Joseph Oldman, occupier Thomas Seldon) Medland (owner William Cholmley Morris, occupier John Ward) White's Medland and Lock's Upcott (owner Thomas Seldon, occupier Thomas Seldon) So did Margaret's ancestor occupy the first (Medands Upcott) and last (White's Medland and Lock's Upcott)? The tithe map will show the parcels of land and buildings associated with these names (they may just be field names rather than properties, I am wondering if the Upcott names go way back to the open field system when strips of land were allotted to different people, Medland, Spear, Jacobs and Lock?) Joy ----Original message---- From : aradgick@btinternet.com Date : 29/10/2018 - 11:18 (GMT) To : devon@rootsweb.com, joy.langdon@btinternet.com Subject : Re: [DEV] Re: Land near Hatherleigh 96 W G Hoskins mentions both these places in his book on Devon (I have the 1978 edition). "Other houses and farmsteads on ancient sites are .... Upcott" Higher Upcott House and Upcott Deer Farm have the postcode EX20 3LN See also Our History Our History Established in 1650, 1830, and 2005. Learn about the history of Upcott Farm and A square bagging walk in West Devon :: Geo-Trips :: Geograph Britain and Ireland (High Upcott is marked on the bottom right hand corner of the map) A square bagging walk in West Devon :: Geo-Trips :: Geograph Britain and... A walk near West Devon, starting from Yelland, with pictures and plotted on a map. "The war memorial bears many characteristic West Country surnames .... Medland, names of farms round about" See also New farmhouse at Medland (C) David Smith New farmhouse at Medland (C) David Smith Seen from the bridleway to Hatherleigh; the building was still being constructed Andrew