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Lindsey (1214-22).*' Later (f 1242) William Angevin 

 held J a knight's fee in the three places named,*' 

 but he or a son William incurred forfeiture 

 in the Barons' war, his lands being given to Philip 

 Marmion, who afterwards released the same to the 

 abbot of Peterborough.'^ Hugh de Gorham married 

 Margery, daughter of William Angevin,^'' and in 1289 

 did homage to the abbot for lands in Churchfield, 

 Oundle, Stokes, and Warmington.*^ Hugh died in 

 1325, but in 1312 he and Margery his wife gave the 

 reversion of this estate to William de Gorham (their 

 son) and Isabel his wife.*" William and Isabel sold 

 the manor of Churchfield to Robert de Wyvill, bishop 

 of Salisbury, in 1332.^ Four years later it was 

 settled on Henry Wyvill and Katherinc his wife and 

 their issue,^ and in 1346 Henry Wyvill held J knight's 

 fee in Churchfield, formerly the 

 estate of Geoffrey Angevin.-"* Kathe- 

 rine, as widow of Henry, held it in 

 1352, when it was settled on Geof- 

 frey Blount and Margaret his wife, 

 probably the daughter of Henry.*" 

 Twenty years later (1372) Walter de 

 Frampton of Melcombe Regis and 

 Margaret his wife had the manors 

 of Churchfield and Lyveden.*' From 

 this date Churchfield followed the 

 descent of Lyveden in Aldwinkle 

 St. Peter (y.f.). 



In 1338 the abbot of Peterborough 

 received licence to acquire in mort- 

 main inUr alia 33/. rent from 

 tenementsin Oundle called CL.4RT- 

 VAUS FEE, the vendor being the 

 rector Robert de Croyland.''^ It does 

 not appear that this ' fee ' was a 

 manor. The surname occurs in 1347, 

 when Richard Aloora of Oundle was 

 pardoned for the death of Nicholas 

 Clerivaux.^'' 



ASWION (Ascetone, 1086, Ays- 

 ton, Hen. I and common, Ashton, xvi 

 cent.) is now a separate township, 

 formed in 1885 when the adjacent 

 hamlet of Elmington was added to it 

 abbot of Peterborough held it as 4J hides. Two mills 

 rendered 40/. and 325 eels. It was worth only 8/. in 

 1066, but in 1086 j[j. There was a free tenant, Ivo, 

 who held J hide, worth 4J." About 1 1 25 the abbot 

 held 4 hides in demesne, and there were now two free 

 tenants, Ralph Papilian and Levenoth, holding 

 \ hide each.** The descent of these free tenements 

 cannot be traced; they are mentioned in 1321 as 

 paying 5/. each,*' in 1408 the fees formerly held by 

 John Papilliun and WiUiam son of Ralph contributed 

 lid. each to the sheriff's aid**. Simon de Stokes in 



1242 did the service of J knight for the 2 hides and 

 one virgate he held of the abbot in Stoke, Ashton and 

 Warmington.*' Some 13th century deeds ^^ show 

 that there was a family using the local name, Robert 

 son of Adam de .'Vyston making some small gifts."' 

 Roger Malherbe of Polebrook gave to the Hospital of 

 St. John Baptist at Armston the rent of a pound of 

 cummin due from David de Ayston and Constance his 

 wife for land at Ashton.'* The abbey of Peter- 

 borough's estate in Ashton, lands, rents, miUs, and 

 bakehouse, was valued at £10 ijs. \d. a year in 

 1 291.5' 



In 1309 Godfrey abbot of Peterborough and the 

 convent demised to John de Croyland and Robert his 

 son for life a messuage and 3 virgates of land in 

 Ashton, with the water mills, millpool, moor, Yak- 



In 1086 the 



Oundle : Paine's Almshouses 



holme and meadow ; they were to render £"] 16/. %d. 

 a year and do ploughing and other services." A 

 survey made in 1 321 shows that in Ashton there were 

 a messuage and two water miUs ; in demesne were 

 102 acres of arable and 10 acres of meadow. Fourteen 

 natives each held a messuage with I virgate of land 

 (which would account for 3J hides, unless the ' small 

 virgate ' was used), paying 8/. rent and doing two 

 ploughings at the winter and Lent sowings, and 

 reaping two days. Two other natives, holding 

 2j virgates, rendered 25/., and two customary tenants 

 held I virgate and rendered lis. ; but these four did 



" Pytchley, Bk. 0} Fees, loc. cit. 



" Sparlce, Hut. Angl. Script, iii, 62. 



•• Ibid. (Swaffham) cclxxxii b. A Geof- 

 fre/Angcvin was apparently holding about 

 that date {Feud. Aiii. iv. 448). Godfrey 

 Angevin occurs in 1235 ; Bk. of Fees, 



5«5- 



•• CM. Top. el Gen. v, 334. 



" Cbron. Petroh. 144. 



" Feet of F. Northantt. case 175, file 64, 

 no. 127. 



" Ibid, case 177, file 74, no. 113. 



" Ibid, file 75, no. 152. 



•» Feud. Aids, iv, 448. 



•" Fe«t of F. Northants. case 177, file 79, 

 no. 382. 



•' Ibid. 46 Edw. III. 



♦' Cal. Pat. 1338-40, p. 56. 



♦» Ibid. 1345-8, p. 561. The Clerevaus 

 family is mentioned in the Peterborough 

 register at the Society of Antiquaries, 

 f. 1S4. 



«• L.G.B. Order 17763. 



♦' y.C.H. Northants. i, 314. 



" Ibid. 367. 



*' Sparke, Hill. Angl. Script, iii, 191. 



93 



•» Cott. MS. Nero C. vil, i. 213. 



" Sparke, Htst. Angl. Script, iii, 62. 



'" Feet of F. Northants. 41 Hen. Ill, 

 13 Edw. I. 



" Harl. Chart. 45 E. 62-64 ; Emma 

 relict of Robert Areyd of Ayston and 

 daughter of John son of Hubert de 

 .'Vyston were dealing with land in Pole- 

 brook in 1326. Buccleuch Deeds K 5. 



"Cott. Chart, xxvii, 14; see Harl. 

 Chart. 44, A. 6. 



"Pope Nicb. Tax. (Rcc. Com.), 55. 



•« Cott. MS. Cleo. C. ii, f. 83 d. 



