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hides. Here are six plough-lands. Four of the hides are in demesne, where 
are three plough-lands. The whole of Bradeford with its appendages was and 
is valued at sixty pounds.” 
There are also to be found under the head of ‘Lands of Odo 
and other Thanes who hold by military service under the King,’ 
several entries, which seem to have reference to our parish, though 
it is difficult in some instances to identify with anything like cer- 
tainty the places alluded to. Thus, Brictric is said to hold one 
hide in Tro/e!;—Vlf one hide in Bode-berie?;—Uluric three yard 
lands Wintreslie’ and one yard land in Tuder-lege* ;—Ulward four 
hides in Wintreslie. 
In this same record, CuMBERWELL is mentioned, in Cap. xxvii, 
under the lands of Humphrey de L’Isle, the Lord also of Brough- 
ton and of Castle Combe. In § 5 it is said,— 
‘‘Pagen holds Cumbrewelle of Humphrey. Levenot held it the time of King 
Edward and it was assessed at four hides. Here are five plough-lands. Two 
plough-lands and a servant are in demesne. Two villagers and four borderers 
occupy the other three plough-lands. Here are four acres of meadow and five 
acres of wood. It is valued at three pounds. The King has one hide of this 
manor in demesne where there is no land in tillage. And an Englishman holds 
half of it of the King, which is worth eight shillings.” 
It is not easy, for many reasons, to draw any very accurate con- 
clusions from these entries in Domesday Book. If we presume 
that the first extract gives us a general summary of the whole 
parish, we have returned as arable land nearly 5000 acres, for such 
would be the extent of the ‘forty plough-lands’ (carucate) men- 
tioned. If Cumberwell be not included in this summary, and as it 
is so specifically mentioned, it may be reckoned separately, there will 
be an addition to this estimate of ‘five plough-lands’ more, or some 
600 acres. In the former case there would be more than two-fifths, 
in the latter about ha/f the land under the plough. Taking even the ~ 
lesser calculation it gives us a large proportion of arable land in 
the parish, and one much above the average. It may perhaps be 
accounted for by the fact that it was Church land. For as Turner 
194, This is now Zrowle; but as part of what is so called belongs to 
Trowbridge parish, it is impossible to assign the hide of land held, as above, to 
Bradford with certainty. 
2 § 59. Conjectured to mean Bud-bury. 
3§ 61. Winsley, see above, page 14. 4§ 61. Turleigh (?) 
