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Warley Hill, which wall is in Wiltshire, and all the bounds from that 
gate to the top of Shockerwick Sheep Sleight belong to Wiltshire 
(except about 2 lug in Kingsall’s hedge near the stile going in to Mr. 
Northey’s Kingsall’s), and from the further side of Shockerwick Sheep 
[Sleight]* to the top of Hinniards, belong to Bathford parish, and from 
that place to Hinniard’s hedge at ye lower end cf the wall to that 
ground belongs to Bathford, and from that place to Gays leaze wall 
belongs to that parish, and from Cannard’s grave to the bottom of 
Morries Lane belongs to that parish, and opposite that lane round Mr- 
Flitcroft’s house to the River Avon to Box brook mouth belongs to 
Bathford parish, and the river bounds it to the top of Oxmead at the 
south end of Bathford parish. 
That stones be placed in the Chippenham road were (sic) Box brook 
Tun which divided the P of Bathford from Box near Matford Meadow, 
and at the top of Bannerdown, across the road, opposite where the wall 
formerly stood, that belonged to Diewett’s SheepS...t., and at the 
top of Hinniard to the hedge at the bottom of Hinniard wall. 
The bounds were ordered to be perambulated on 1st October, 
1821, but no account is given of the eveut, but an item appears in 
» the Churchwardens’ accounts, April 8, 1822, of £3 4s. for 
expenses incurred. 
On the Sources of the River Thames, and the Deification of 
Ancient Rivers, with some account of discoveries made at their 
Sources. By Rey. PREBENDARY SCARTH, M.A. 
(Read May 23rd, 1882.) 
The river Thames rises not many miles from Cirencester, close 
bythe line of the ancient Roman road called the Foss Way, but the 
Seven Springs near Cheltenham are also claimed as the source of 
that river. 
In the parish of Kemble there is a marshy tract north of the 
Foss; this ground has a large number of springs, and their 
* The word ‘‘sleight” left out in original. 
