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NUNNINGTON.* 



u Ut possumus, quando, nt Yolumus, non licet." 



TEUENCE. 



Nunnington,i in the parishes of Nunnington and 



* I am indebted to the Rev. Thomas Alexander Browne, 

 for the articles on Nunnington, Stonegrave, Oswaldkirk, 

 Hovingham, Gilling, and Sliogsby ; who has also been 

 of great service to me in many other parts of the work. 



f Nunnington occurs thrice in " Domesday." and is 

 there spelt Nunnigetune, Nonington, and Nonninctone. 



When the lands at the conquest were parcelled out 

 amongst the retainers of William the Conqueror, those 

 at Nunnington, appear to have been allotted to the earl 

 of Morton, and Ralph Pagenel. Amongst the lands of 

 the latter, there occurs the following curious notice of 

 those at Nunnington. 



" Land of Ralph Pagenel, (North Riding.) 

 <c Manor. In Nonninctvne, (Nunnington,) Merlesuah 

 44 had six carucates of land to be taxed. There is land 

 *' to three ploughs. Ralph has it,.and it is waste. Value 

 61 in King Edward's time 4Os. To this manor belongs 

 ** the soke of these : Wichvttn (Wykeham,) six oxgangs 

 Steingrif (Stonegrave) five carucates, and two oxgangs, 

 Neese (Ness) three earucates, Holme (Holme) one 

 carucate. To be taxed together ten carucates of land, 

 in which there may be five ploughs. Ralph has now 

 there one plough, and seven villanes with four ploughs* 

 There is a church and a prie&t, and one mill of three 

 shillings, and ten acres of meadow. One mile long, and 

 one broad, value twenty shillings. 



Vide trans, of the record called Domesday by the 

 Rev. Wm. Bawdwen, p. 187, and 24 73. 



Is the church according to this account, situated in 

 the parish of Nunnington, or only the manor ? and there- 

 fore possibly in the parish of Stonegrave, which is in the 

 same manor. The mill which is mentioned in the same 



