A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



In Ravenestorp [Ravensthorpe] the Count 

 holds half a hide. There is land for 2 

 ploughs. There is i villein with 2 bordars. 

 It was, and is, worth 5 shillings. Edmar held 

 both these lands freely. 



In Brantone [Brampton] the Count holds 

 4 hides less 5 acres. There is land for 8 

 ploughs. In demesne there is I hide, and 

 there are 2 ploughs and 2 serfs ; and (there 

 are) 3 villeins and 5 bordars and 12 soclimen 

 with 3^ ploughs among (them) all. There 

 (is) a mill rendering {de) 28 shillings, and 10 

 acres of meadow, and 5 acres of underwood 

 [rninutie si/va). It was worth 60 shillings ; 

 now (it is worth) 100 shillings. Ulmar held 

 half a hide of this land in king Edward's 

 time. All the rest lies and lay in (jacet et 

 jacu'it in) Cretone [Creaton] and Eddone 

 [East Haddon]. 



In the other Haiford [Upper Heyford] the 

 Count holds the third part of i virgate, which 

 is valued with the chief manor. 



In Cailx Hundret 



In Aldritone [Alderton] the Count holds 

 2 hides and half a virgate of land. There is 

 land for 8 ploughs. In demesne are 2 hides 

 and half a virgate, and there are 3 ploughs 

 with I serf; and (there are) 3 villeins and 3 

 bordars with 2 ploughs. There are 12 acres 

 of meadow. Wood(land) 3 furlongs in length 

 and as much in breadth. It was worth 40 

 shillings ; now (it is worth) 50 shillings. 

 Edmar and Edwin held (it) freely. 



In Elboldestou Hundret 



In Elmedene [Helmedon] the Count holds 

 4 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In 

 demesne are 2 hides ; and there are 5 ploughs 

 and 2 serfs ; and (there are) 7 villeins and 

 2 bordars with 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering [de) 1 2 pence. It was and is worth 

 6 pounds. Alwin and Godwin held (it) 

 freely. 



In Gravesend Hundret 



In Celverdescote * the Count holds 4 

 hides. There is land for 10 ploughs. In 

 demesne are 2 hides of this land, and there is 



' No traces of this place at present remain. 

 (See Baker i. 238.) I am as completely baffled 

 as was Baker by this ' Celverdescote.' Its 

 position in the ' Northamptonshire Survey ' 

 suggests that it must have been somewhere 

 near Everdon Magna. It should be noted 

 that to the south-west, and still more to the 



I serf; and 9 villeins and 3 bordars, with I 

 priest, have 4^ ploughs. There are 6 acres 

 of meadow. Wood(land) 2 furlongs in length 

 and li furlongs in breadth. It was worth 

 40 shillings ; now (it is worth) 60 shillings. 

 Turbern and Alii held (it) freely. 



In Clailea Hundret 



In CovESGRAVE [Cosgrave] (the Count) 

 holds four fifths of half a hide. There is 

 land for I plough, which is there with 3 

 villeins. It was worth 5 shillings ; now (it is 

 worth) 4 shillings. Godwin held (it freely). 



In Stoche Hundret 



HuMFREY holds of the count of Mortain 

 3 virgates of land in Carlintone [Carlton]. 

 There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 2 (ploughs) ; and 7 sochmen, with 

 6 bordars, have 4 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering 16 pence, and 8 acres of meadow. 

 Wood(land) 2 furlongs in length and half a 

 furlong in breadth. It was worth 10 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. Leuric 

 held (it) freely. 



The same (Humfrey) holds I hide and the 

 third part of I hide, and i^ bovate in Dinglei 

 [Dingley]. There is land for 3 ploughs. In 

 demesne there is I (plough), and 5 villeins 

 have another. There (are) 4 acres of meadow, 

 and 5 acres of wood. It was worth 10 shil- 

 lings ; now (it is worth) 20 shillings. 

 Edwin held (it) freely. 



The same (Humfrey) holds 2 hides and 1 

 virgate of land, and two thirds of i virgate, in 

 Arniworde [Arthingworth]. There is land 

 for 5 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 

 ploughs, with I serf; and (there are) 9 vil- 

 leins, with I bordar and 8 sochmen, with 3 

 ploughs. It was, and is, worth 20 shillings. 

 Ulf and Fardein held (it). 



In PiPEWELLE [Pipewell] the same Humfrey 

 holds the third part of I hide. There is land 



south-east of Everdon, there are still a number 

 of places of which the names end in ' cote.' 

 'Aviescote,' 'Edwinscote,' and ' Derlescote ' 

 are now represented by Ascote, Escote, and 

 Dalscote, lying close together. ' Celverdes- 

 cote,' therefore, may be represented by some 

 ' cote ' which has changed its prefix. 



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