By E. A. FRY. 



(Read 27th July, 1909.) 



4 hides i virgate 



HE four tenants in chief of Tarrant Gunville at the 

 time of the great survey of Domesday in 1086 

 were 

 The King for land which 



Hugo fitz Grip held of 



the Queen Matilda 

 Radulphus de Creneburne, 



francus - 2 



Aiulfus Camerarius - 2 



Willelmus de Ow - 3 



Making a total of 1 1 hides 3 virgates 



Taking the Hide as averaging 240 acres, the total extent is 

 2,820 acres. The present acreage is 3,425, but it is a recognised 

 difficulty to reconcile the Domesday with the modern areas in 

 any individual parish, though the gross total for the county can 

 be made to correspond fairly well. In the case of this parish the 

 difficulty is increased as there are several unspecified Tarrants in 

 Domesday. 



