User:Auric/Tapeley, Devon



Tapeley, Devon (Tapelie) was a village in Devon. The Tapley surname originated here.

At the taking of the Domesday census in 1086, Tapeley was a small village that was held by Osbern, a Norman Baron, who held it from Geoffrey de Montbray, Bishop of Coutances. In 1066 (pre-Conquest), it was held by Wulfeva of Norton.

It was located in Fremington Hundred, Devon. Close to the River Yeo. Postcode: EX39

Currently the area is located near Tapeley Park, established around 1704.