A HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 



fee of Berchamstcde.' There also the earl ('Hervicus') Belet 8 small virgates which 

 of Leicester 4 small virgates.* William de Strafford holds.'* 



In HocHECOTE [Edgcott] Roger Murdac 2 

 hides of the fee of king David.' 



In WoDEFORD the earl of Leicester 2 

 hides which Osemund holds.* 



In Byfeld Roger de Reymes 2 hides.* 



In Aydona [Eydon] Richard Fitz Wale 

 2 hides of the fee of Leicester.^ 



In Gretteworth [Greatworth] Ralf de 

 Kaynes 2 hides of his fee.' 



In SoLEGRAVE [Sulgrave] 4 hides of the fee 

 of Gilo brother of Haschivill.* 



GRAVESHENDE FALEWESLE 



In Falewesle [Fawsley] the King has 2 

 hides.® 



In Chelurdescote*" 2 hides of the fee of 

 the earl of Leicester. 



In Fardingstone [Farthingstone] 3 hides 

 and I small virgate.*' There also Hervey 



' Held of the count of Mortain by Ralf, as 

 1 1 hides and i bovate, in 1086. 



* Held by Hugh de Grentmesnil, as i^ 

 virgates in 1086. 



' Held of the bishop of Coutances by 

 Walchelin in 1086. 



* Held of Hugh de Grentmesnil by 

 ♦Richard' in 1086. 



' This is the estate there assigned to Hugh 

 de Grentmesnil by Domesday, and its tenant 

 here is the same as at Newbottle, above, 

 Roger de Reymes. The return of knights 

 in 1 166 speaks of him as living in 1 135. 



^ Held of Hugh de Grentmesnil by ' Hugh ' 

 in 1086. 



' Held of the bishop of Bayeux's fee by 

 William (de Cahagnes) in 1086. 



* They were held of Ghilo in 1086. The 

 corrupt form of his brother's name (Ansculf) 

 should be observed. 



* Domesday assigns to the King only i^ 

 hides and -^ hide there, but Godwine the 

 priest also held of him four-fifths of half a 

 hide there in 1086. 



"* This is the manor that has not been 

 identified. 



" Held by William (de Cahagnes) of the 

 count of Mortain as 3 hides and i virgate in 

 1086. 



In Wedon' [Weedon Bee] the monks of 

 Bee 4 hides of the fee of the earl of 

 Leicester.'' 



In Charwelton 2 hides and 4 small vir- 

 gates of the fee of Berkamstede.''' There also 

 the abbot of Thorney 4 small virgates — 

 anciently written {antiquo scripto) half a hide.'* 

 There also Hugh de Chaham half a hide of 

 the fee of the earl of Leicester.'^ There also 

 4 small virgates of the fee of Adam de 

 Napton. There also the earl of Leicester 

 4 small vi.gates." 



In Catesby 4 hides of the fee of William 

 Peverel.'* 



In Eliden [Hellidon] 4 hides of the fee of 

 Berkamstede.'* 



In Preston [Preston Capes] 3 hides less 2 

 small virgates of the fee of Simon de Wahill.*** 

 There also Richard son of William i hide 

 (and) 2 small virgates.*' 



In Lichebarue [Lichborow] 4 hides of 

 the fee of Hugh Poher.** 



'* Held of the count of Mortain by Alvred 

 as 3 virgates in 1086. 



" Hugh de Grentmesnil had 3^ hides there, 

 and the count of Mortain half a hide, in 1086. 



'* Held by ♦ Ralf of the count of Mortain 

 as 2 hides and ' four-fifths of half a hide ' in 

 1086. These seem to be the '24 virgates' 

 assigned to ' Earl Richard ' (of Cornwall) by 

 the Survey in the Testa (p. 36). 



'* Domesday assigns * half a hide ' there to 

 the Abbey. In the Testa Survey it is '4 

 virgates,' that is 4 of the 'small' virgates of 

 which 10 went to a hide. 



'^ Held of the count of Mortain by William 

 (de Cahagnes) in 1086. 



" Hugh de Grentmesnil had * i virgate ' 

 there in 1086. 



" So also in Domesday. 



'* This is one of the omissions of Domes- 

 day, where it ought to be found among the 

 manors of the count of Mortain. 



*" Domesday assigns to the lord of Wahill 

 a nameless estate in this Hundred, but it is 

 only i^ hides and -^ hide. 



*' Domesday assigns to the count of Mor- 

 tain there ^ hide and i^ virgates, which would 

 amount to the above total. 



*' The abbot of Evesham's in Domesday. 



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