A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE 



holds is now worth that much ; what his men 

 (hold is worth) 4 pounds and 5 shillings. 



The abbey itself holds APLEFORD [Apple- 

 ford 1 ] in demesne. T.R.E. as now it was 

 assessed at 5 hides. There is land for 6^ 

 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and (there 

 are) 14 villeins and 20 bordars with 4 ploughs. 

 One serf is there and 2 mills worth (de) 25 

 shillings and a fishery worth (de) 10 shillings 

 and 60 acres of meadow, and 2 1 shillings of 

 profits (de hero) from the demesne land. Of 

 this land Robert holds i hide and he has 2 

 bordars there. The whole was worth T.R.E. 

 9 pounds ; and afterwards, as now, the same. 



In SUDTONE [Sutton Courtenay 1 ] Alwi the 

 priest holds I hide of the abbot. His father 

 held it. It was assessed at the same then as 

 now. He has there half a plough with 3 

 bordars. It is worth 20 shillings. 



The abbey itself holds WITEHAM [Little * 

 Wittenham 3 ] 4 and has held it T.R.E. and 

 since (semper). T.R.E. it was assessed at 10 

 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 5 hides. There 

 is land for 6 ploughs. On the demesne are 

 2 ploughs ; and there are 1 1 villeins and 9 

 bordars with 3 ploughs. A church is there and 

 a mill worth (de) 10 shillings, and 53 acres of 

 meadow. T.R.E. it was worth 15 pounds ; 

 and afterwards, as now, 12 pounds. 



IN RlPLESMERE [RlPPLESMERE] HuNDRET 



The abbey itself holds WENESFELLE 

 [Winkfield s ] " and has held it T.R.E. and 

 since (semper). T.R.E. it was assessed at IO 

 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 3^ hides. There is 

 land for 20 ploughs. There are 2O villeins 

 with 9 ploughs, and there is i man holding 

 half a hide against the will of the abbot, and 

 he does so unjustly. Of this land 4 hides 

 are in the king's forest. It is and was worth, 

 then, as now (semper), 4 pounds. 



IN CERLEDONE [CHARLTON] HUNDRET 



The abbey itself holds WISELEI [Whistley T ] 

 and has held it T.R.E. and since (semper). 



1 Now in the Hundred of Ock. 

 3 Alias East. 



3 Now in the Hundred of Ock. 



4 feudal Aids, 1316, i. 53, gives the Vill 

 of 'Est Wyttenham' as the holding ofAbingdon 

 (F.W.R.). 



s Now in the Hundred of Ripplesmere. 



Feudal Aids, 1316, has (1.48) Wynekfelde'as 

 belonging to Abingdon (F.W.R.). 



7 In Hurst near Twyford, now in the Hundred 

 of Charlton. 



T.R.E. it was assessed at 10 hides ; now (it 

 is assessed) at 7 hides. There is land for 1 2 

 ploughs. There are 16 villeins and i bordar 

 with 9 ploughs and a mill worth (de) 5 shillings 

 and 250 eels and 10 acres of meadow ; wood- 

 land (to render) 50 swine and a fishery worth 

 (de) 300 eels. It was (formerly) worth 10 

 pounds ; now 6 pounds. 



IN NACHEDEDORNE [ ] HUNDRET 



The abbey itself holds FERMEBERGE [Farn- 

 borough 8 ]. T.R.E. it was assessed at 10 , 

 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 4^ hides. There is 

 land for 10 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 

 ploughs ; and (there are) 8 villeins and 10 

 bordars with 6 ploughs. A serf is there and 

 5 acres of meadow and woodland to provide 

 fencing (ad clausuram). T.R.E. it was worth 

 9 pounds; afterwards 6 ; now 8 pounds. 



Wenric holds CILLETONE [Chilton 8 ] of the 

 abbot. Blacheman held it of Earl Harold as 

 an alod, and could go to what lord he wished 

 (patuit ire quo voluit). Then as now (it was 

 assessed) at 5 hides. There is land for 6 

 ploughs. On the demesne are i^ ploughs; 

 and (there are) 3 villeins and 13 bordars with 

 2 1 ploughs and woodland to render (de) IO 

 swine. 



IN CHENETEBERIE [KINTBURY] HUNDRET 



Hezelin holds LEWARTONE' [Leverton] of 

 the abbot. Blacheman held it in fee T.R.E. 

 It was then assessed at 6 hides ; now (it is 

 assessed) at 4^ hides. There is land for 4 

 ploughs. On the demesne is I, and (there 

 are) 4 villeins and 3 bordars with 2 ploughs. 

 There are 2 serfs and a mill worth (de) IO 

 shillings and woodland to render (de) 2 swine. 

 It was (formerly) worth 60 shillings ; now 

 50 shillings. 



IN SERIVEHAM [SHRIVENHAM] HUNDRET 



The abbey itself holds WACHENESFELD ID 

 [Watchfield] and held it T.R.E. It was 

 then assessed at 2O hides ; now (it is assessed) 

 at IO hides. There is land for 1 2 ploughs. On 

 the demesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 14 

 villeins and 10 bordars with 6 ploughs. There 

 are 8 serfs and a mill worth (de) 25 shillings, 

 and 150 acres of meadow. Of this land Gilbert 

 holds 3 hides and i virgate of the abbot and 

 Wimund I hide. There are on the demesne 



8 Now in the Hundred of Compton. 

 8 Near Hungerford, now in the Hundred of 

 Kintbury Eagle. 

 10 Now in the Hundred of Shrivenham. 



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