Spurway, Oakford

East Spurway is listed as SPREWE in the Domesday Book of 1086 as one of the 99 Devonshire holdings of Geoffrey de Montbray, Bishop of Coutances,[3] who was one of the tenants-in-chief in Devon of King William the Conqueror.

[3] In the record of Feudal Aids between 1284-1431[5] it is listed as Estsprewey, i.e. "East Spurway", held from Geoffrey de Camville (died 1308), feudal baron of Barnstaple, with member estates within the manor listed as Challewille (probably today's "Chawlmoor" Wood and copse) and Falwarigge (today's "Valeridge".

[3] West Spurway is listed as ESPREWEI in the Domesday Book among the 27 Devonshire holdings of Walter of Douai,[6] another of King William's tenants-in-chief.

This estate is listed in the record of Feudal Aids between 1284-1431[5] as Westsprewey, held from John de Mandeville of Coker in Somerset.

[6] At some time before 1244 the manor, or perhaps one of the two parts, came into the possession of the Spurway family which remained seated there until the middle of the 20th century.