Tybesta

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} [[File:Grampound - geograph.org.uk - 198301.jpg|thumb|right|Grampound with Creed was part of the old manor of Tybesta]] '''Tybesta''' ('''Tibesteu''' in the Domesday Book) was a manor located in Cornwall, England, UK. The manor of Tybesta was given by William the Conqueror to his half-brother Robert, Count of Mortain; before the conquest it was held by Ralph the Constable.<ref>Thorn, Caroline, et al., eds. (1979) ''Domesday Book. 10: Cornwall''. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 5,1,6</ref> Tybesta contained all of the parish of Creed; and parts of Probus and Cuby. It was a royal manor and the bailiwick of the hundred of Powder.<ref>''Cornish Church Guide''. Truro: Blackford; p. 80</ref> In 1086 it contained 3 hides and there was land for 30 ploughs. There were 47 households, 40 acres of woodland, pasture 3 leagues long and one league wide, 14 cattle, 4 pigs and 160 sheep.<ref>Thorn, Caroline, et al., eds. (1979) ''Domesday Book. 10: Cornwall''. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 5,1,6</ref> Sections of an ancient castle are still visible and the location where an ancient well is located is probably the area which gave the name to the manor.<ref name="Report1848">{{cite book|author=Royal Institution of Cornwall|title=Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xtEGAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA19|accessdate=8 December 2011|edition=Public domain|year=1848|pages=19–}}</ref>

==References== {{Portal|Cornwall}} {{Reflist}}

Category:Geography of Cornwall Category:Manors in Cornwall