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fence and walled, was the place where they dipped the sheep— 
a strong spring runs into the river here. We now come to a 
field which has in my opinion a real connection with ancient 
history— Momford’s mead, or Mumpas meads it is called in 
different deeds ; here under a slightly elevated terrace marked at 
one end by a pollard tree was found a capital of a Roman pillar 
of very handsome workmanship, which is now in the vestibule of 
the Bath Royal Literary Institution ; it plainly belonged either to 
a temple or to the residence of a Roman of distinction, and close 
by was found, in my time, a coffin which the labourers broke up 
thinking it to be an old drinking trough. The northern fence of 
this field is in a line with the Wansdyke, which here was tie 
boundary of Warleigh against Bathford, and higher up above the 
Bradford road is an ancient tumulus now planted with trees. A 
very large and moss-grown stone in the ditch marks the ancient 
boundary, and a strong stream fills the ditch all the way to the 
river. But it is not merely because a Roman villa or a temple 
once stood here, but on account of the naine of the field itself 
that we may attach some history to the spot. The name 
probably means tie Ford, or passage to the Mount, i.e, Hampton 
Camp. This is clearly referred to in the land limits of Hampton, 
which from the river just opposite to this field follow upwards 
the course of a streamlet or brook, called the Mere-broc (Boundary 
brook) to the Herces-dike or dyke of the Camp; the Wansdyke 
being a national or tribal boundary had its fortified posts on its 
line, and this Camp wasone. The Belgz no doubt took care to 
‘draw the line of defence across a river at a place where there was 
a ford, and although I have not yet tested the matter, I feel 
strongly disposed to think we should find a ford here. 
We pass several meadows, all formerly more’ or less water 
meadows and carefully undcr-drained, till we come to the last field 
on the Warleigh estate, which is called Horselands. Just inside the 
southern fence was the ancient ford road supposed to have formed 
part of the old British road to Lincoln. . Its course, however, was 
