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S$" side at Woolbridge Eastward towards Verwood (near Fordingbridge) 
from thence to the stone at Fordingbridge from thence to the 16 Arch Bridge 
so on to Downton by the River from thence to Harnham & so on to Bull 
bridge—has heard they proceeded from Bull bridge to the River Nadder to 
Tisbury by the water, to Cann Chappel, crossed again there and proceeded 
towards (Fonthill?) by the Stour, from thence to Canford Bridge where 
Horns are affixed every year & from thence pursuing the Stour to Woolbridge.” 
Deposition of William Brinton Nov. 6th, 1791 :— 
“About thirty years back I Liv’d with Mr. Arundell of Ashcombe for the 
space of Twelve years and During that time I saw 3 Deer at a time hang up 
in Mr. Arundell’s Brewhouse and the Gates was order’d to be trigg’d oppen 
for to Let the Deer into the Park. I knowd one Sorell in Particular that was 
Carst in by the Greyhounds, the Haunches of that Deer waied 22 Pounds and 
half, and there is to Places in the Park where the Deer can Leap into the 
Park but they cant Leap out again. I think we had no Right to kill the 
Deer. They did it by stelth. 
“Wiit1am Brinton.” 

Grlestahe and its AManor Hords. 
By JoHn Wartson-Taytor. 
INTRODUCTION. 
N the north-west corner of Salisbury Plain the parish of 
Imber occupies a central position and forms the southern 
bonndary of four small parishes that run in narrow strips to the 
edge of the plain and down into the vale below. The largest of 
these is Erlestoke, but while its length is four-and-a-half miles, its 
width nowhere exceeds one mile. On the west the little parish of 
East Coulston runs with Erlestoke from Imber to Bulkington and 
Keevil on the north, and on the east Great Cheverell and its small 
neighbour on the other side run together northwards but are 
brought up short by Worton, whose tithing of Marston completes 
