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ne plough, and two villanes with one plough, and 

 five acres of meadow ; half a mile long, and half 

 broad."* 



Vide Bawdwen's Translation, p. 200. 



West Ness. The only circumstance connected 

 with this township worthy of notice, is, that it poss- 

 esses a right of sending a proportion of scholars to 

 the free school at Nunnington, as being originally 

 a part of the estate of the lord of the manor of 

 Nunnington. Vide account of Nunnington. 



HOVINGHAM. 



Hovingham,t 8 miles south of Kirkby-Moorside, 



* Sampson de Leysthorp gave an oxgan of land to 

 Old Byland Abbey. William son of Roger de Carle- 

 ton gave lands here, and Hugh de Wake, and Jone de 

 Stuteville his wife confirmed all that the monks held of 

 the fee of Thomas Fossard in Laysthorpc. By Kirby's 

 inquest the abbot of Byland was lord of Laysthorpe. 

 Burton's Monasticon, p. 333. 



f The following notice of Hovingham occurs in 

 Domesday. 



" Land of Hugh the son of Baldric (north riding) 

 <( manor. In Hovingham, Orm had eight carucates of 

 " land to be taxed. There is land to four ploughs. Hugh, 

 " son of Baldric, has now there two ploughs, and ten 

 " villanes, having four ploughs. There is a church and 

 *' a priest. 



" Berewicks. These belong to this manor: Wad 

 " (Wath,) Fridetou, (Fryton,) Holtorp, (Howthorpe,) 

 " Eschalchedeue, (Scackleton.) Hauuade, (Heworth,) 

 M Coltune, (Coltou,) Grimeston, (Grimston,) Neutone, 

 " (Newton,) Nesse, (Ness,) Holme, (Holme,) Esling- 

 *' esbij (Slingsby,) Butruic, (Butterwick,) Aimundrebi, 



