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Burrington
- Hundred: North Tawton
- County: Devon
- Total population: 48 households (very large).
- Total tax assessed: 3.5 geld units (medium).
- Head of manor: Burrington.
- Taxable units: Taxable value 3.5 geld units.
- Value: Value to lord in 1086 £8.8. Value to lord c. 1070 £8.
- Households: 21 villagers. 15 smallholders. 4 slaves. 4 other population. 4 boors.
- Ploughland: 35 ploughlands (land for). 7.5 lord's plough teams. 8.5 men's plough teams.
- Other resources: 0.5 lord's lands. Meadow 11 acres. Pasture 1 league & common pasture mixed measures. Woodland 66 acres.
- Livestock in 1086: 9 cattle. 6 pigs. 46 sheep. 28 goats.
- Lords in 1066: Tavistock (St Mary & St Rumon), abbey of; thanes, two.
- Lords in 1086: Geoffrey; Tavistock (St Mary & St Rumon), abbey of; William the goat.
- Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Tavistock (St Mary & St Rumon), abbey of.
- Phillimore reference: 5,8