▁ ▁Geography ▁White ' s ▁Dev ons hire ▁Directory ▁( 1 8 5 0 ) ▁described ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁W err ington ▁as ▁being ▁near ▁the ▁River ▁T amar ▁and ▁the ▁B ude ▁Canal ▁and ▁having ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁c . ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁acres . ▁Ye ol m bridge , ▁Dru xt on ▁and ▁E gg be er ▁were ▁then ▁within ▁the ▁parish ▁which ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁Black ▁Tor r ington ▁H undred . ▁Dru xt on ▁Bridge ▁is ▁a ▁Gra de ▁II * ▁listed ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁road ▁bridge . ▁ ▁Man or ▁The ▁descent ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁W err ington ▁was ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Crown ▁Before ▁the ▁Norman ▁Con quest ▁of ▁ 1 0 6 6 , ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁W err ington , ▁in ▁the ▁hundred ▁of ▁Black ▁Tor r ington , ▁was ▁the ▁sole ▁possession ▁of ▁G yth a ▁of ▁W esse x ▁( d ied ▁ 1 0 9 8 ▁or ▁ 1 1 0 7 ), ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁Harold ▁( d . 1 0 6 6 ). ▁In ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 6 ▁it ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁Ul v red int one . ▁Cont aining ▁ 1 8 6 ▁households ▁it ▁was ▁far ▁and ▁away ▁the ▁largest ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁far ▁west . ▁ ▁T av ist ock ▁Ab bey ▁In ▁about ▁ 1 0 6 6 - 8 ▁she ▁gave ▁it ▁to ▁T av ist ock ▁Ab bey