In 1066 South Hill was held by Aethelhelm, and in 1086 by Count Robert of Mortain in demesne. It was assessed for geld at ½ a ferding. After Robert's son William was dispossessed of his lands in 1106 for his part in the rebellion against Henry I, they passed to the king, and ultimately to the Earldom of Cornwall held by Reginald de Dunstanville, an illegitimate son of Henry I from 1141, and the Dukedom first held by the Black Prince from 1337. In the Taxatio of 1291 the patron of the church was Reginald de Ferrers.