A HISTORY OF WARWICKSHIRE 



[NORTHANTS] 



(From V.C.H. Norrtaaa, vol. i.) 



THE LAND OF THE CHURCH OF 

 THORNEY 



p. 319*, fo. 332b 



IN GRAVESEND HUNDRET 



In SALWEBRIGE [Sawbridge] Turchil holds 

 of the abbot 5 hides. There is land for 5 

 ploughs. There are 12 villeins and 5 bor- 

 dars, with 4 ploughs, and (there are) 8 acres 

 of meadow. It was worth 50 shillings; now 

 (it is worth) 60 shillings. 



THE LAND OF THE COUNT OF 

 MELLEND 



p. 32gb, fo. 334 



IN GRAVESEND HUNDRET 



The same Count of Meulan (Mellend) 

 holds BERCHEWELLE [Berkswell 1 ] in demesne. 2 

 There are 4 hides. Of these he has 3 hides 

 in demesne.* There is land for 8 ploughs. 

 In demesne there is I (plough), and 4 serfs ; 

 and 7 villeins, with 3 bordars, have I plough. 

 There (are) 5 acres of meadow. Wood(land) 

 I league in length and I league in breadth. 

 It is worth 40 shillings. 



The same count holds in WITACRE [Whit- 

 acre] half a hide (which is) waste, and it is 

 worth 12 pence. Levenot held these lands 

 freely T.R.E. 



1 See also p. 3 1 4 above. 



2 See the Domesday Note. 



THE LAND OF WILLIAM SON OF 

 ANSCULF 



p. 3403, fo. 236 



IN OPTONEGRAVE WAPENT[AKE] 

 William, son of Malger, holds of William 

 i hide in WAVRE [Over 3 ]. There is land 

 for 2 ploughs. In demesne there is i (plough), 

 with i villein. There (are) 4 acres of mea- 

 dow. Wood(land) I furlong in length and 

 half a furlong in breadth. It was and is 

 worth 10 shillings. Ulwin* held it freely 

 T.R.E. as did (the) others. 



THE LAND OF GILBERT DE 



GAND 



p. 34&b, fo. 22?b 



IN WILEBROC HUNDRET 

 Rotbert holds of Gilbert WICFORD [Which- 

 ford B ] . There (are) 1 5 hides. There is land 

 for 19 ploughs. In demesne there are 4 

 (ploughs), and 10 serfs; and 33 villeins and 

 21 bordars have 15 ploughs. There (are) 2 

 mills rendering (de) 15 shillings, and 3 fur- 

 longs of meadow in length, and as much in 

 breadth. Wood(land) i furlong in length, 

 and as much in breadth. It was worth 10 

 pounds ; now (it is worth) 2O pounds. 

 Wlf held (it) freely T.R.E. 



3 See note 3 on p. 309. 



4 Probably his predecessor at Birmingham. 

 J.H.R. 



6 See p. 295 above. 



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