Question: where does the last name lundy come from

title: Lundy
text: William Hudson Heaven purchased Lundy in 1834 , as a summer retreat and for the shooting , at a cost of 9,400 guineas ( £ 9,870 , or £ 870,600 today ) . He claimed it to be a `` free island '' , and successfully resisted the jurisdiction of the mainland magistrates . Lundy was in consequence sometimes referred to as `` the kingdom of Heaven '' . It belongs in fact to the county of Devon , and has always been part of the hundred of Braunton . Many of the buildings on the island today , including St. Helena 's Church , designed by the architect John Norton , and Millcombe House ( originally known simply as the Villa ) , date from the Heaven period . The Georgian - style villa was built in 1836 . However , the expense of building the road from the beach ( no financial assistance being provided by Trinity House , despite their regular use of the road following the construction of the lighthouses ) , the villa and the general cost of running the island had a ruinous effect on the family 's finances , which had been damaged by reduced profits from their sugar plantations in Jamaica .