A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE 



IN BENES [BEYNHURST] HUNDRET 



Alwin son of Cheping holds BRAS [ ] * 

 of the king. Tovi held it of King Edward. 

 It was then (assessed) at 2 hides ; now (it is as- 

 sessed at I hide. There is land for i plough, 

 and this is there and (cum) 10 villeins who 

 have (themselves) I plough. A church is 

 there. It was (formerly) worth 60 shillings ; 

 now 30. 



IN GAMESFEL [GANFIELD] HUNDRET 

 Alsi of Ferendone [Faringdon] holds 

 LIERECOTE [ ] by gift of King William. 



Harold held it. It was then assessed at 5 

 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 2 hides. There is 

 land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne is I 

 plough ; and there are 5 villeins and 5 bordars 

 with 2 ploughs. There are 5 serfs. It was 

 (formerly) worth 4 pounds ; now 5 pounds. 



IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET 



The same Alsi holds of the king half a 

 hide 2 which Alvric a freeman held T.R.E. 

 Then as now (it was assessed) at half a hide. 

 There are 2 cottars and 6 acres of meadow. 

 It is and was worth 6 shillings. 



IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET 

 Edward holds of the king i hide in 

 COSERIGE [Curridge *]. He held it in alod 

 of King Edward. It was assessed at i hide 

 then as now. There is land for i plough, 

 and this is on the demesne with 3 bordars. It 

 is and was worth 5 shillings. 



IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET 

 Cola holds of the king ACENGE [ ]. 



Brictric held it in alod of King Edward. It 

 was then (assessed) at 3 hides ; now (it is as- 

 sessed) at 2 hides. On the demesne is I plough ; 

 and (there are) 5 villeins and 3 bordars with 

 5 ploughs. There are 4 serfs and a mill 

 worth (de) 1 5 shillings, and 25 acres of meadow 

 and woodland to render (de) 3 swine. It is 

 and was worth 3 pounds. 



IN CHENETEBERIE [KINTBURY] HUNDRET 



Wigar holds of the king 2 hides in BENNE- 

 HAM [Benham *]. Ormar held them in alod, 



1 This may possibly be represented by Bray 

 Wood, which, if maps are correct, was formerly in 

 the Hundred of Beynhurst. The 2 hides here 

 specified make up the 8 hides of Bray (which was 

 in ' Brai.' Hundret) to a multiple of five (F.W.R.). 



a The place is not named. 



3 Now in the Hundred of Faircross. 



Near Newbury, now in the Hundred of Kint- 

 bury Eagle. 



as a manor, of King Edward. It was then 

 assessed at 2 hides ; now (it is assessed) at half 

 a hide. There is land for i plough, and this 

 is there on the demesne with 2 bordars and 

 60 acres of meadow. It is and was worth 

 40 shillings. 



IN LAMBORNE [LAMBOURN] HUNDRET 



Edward holds BOCHENTONE [Bockhamp- 

 ton 6 ] of the king. Anschil held it in alod 

 of King Edward. It was then (assessed) at 

 3 hides ; now (it is assessed) at half a hide. 

 There is land for 2 ploughs. On the de- 

 mesne is i plough with 5 bordars. It was (for- 

 merly) worth 60 shillings ; now 40 shillings. 



IN WANETINZ [WANTAGE] HUNDRET 



Cola holds of the king HENRET* [East 

 Hendred 7 ]. Sawin a freeman held it T.R.E. 

 It was then (assessed) at 7 hides ; now (it is 

 assessed) at i hide and 3 virgates. There is 

 land for 3 ploughs. There are 8 cottars and 

 a mill worth (de) 20 shillings, and 8 acres of 

 meadow. It was (formerly) worth 100 shil- 

 lings ; now 4 pounds. 



There ./Eldeva, a freewoman has of the king 

 I hide in almoin. She held it T.R.E. and so 

 held that she could have gone to what lord she 

 wished (quo vellet ire potuiuet). Then as now 

 (it was assessed) at i hide. There are 2 cottars 

 and i acre of meadow. It was (formerly) 

 worth 20 shillings ; now 5 shillings. 



IN GAMESFEL [GANFIELD] HUNDRET a 

 certain woman, Eddid, has i virgate of the 

 king 8 in almoin. She held it T.R.E. and so 

 held that she could have gone to what lord she 

 wished (quo vellet ire potuisset). Then (it was 

 assessed) at I virgate ; now (it is assessed) at 

 nothing. It is worth 12 pence. 



IN SUDTONE [SUTTON] HUNDRET 



Alwold the chamberlain holds CHERSVELLE 9 

 [Carswell 10 ] of the king. Queen Eddid held 

 it. It was then assessed at 5 hides ; now (it is 

 assessed) at i hide. There is land for 2 ploughs. 

 These are there on the demesne ; and 4 villeins 

 and 6 bordars (are there) with I plough. 

 There are 9 serfs and a fishery worth 40 



Now in the Hundred of Lambourn. 



6 See note on Henret (King's land) above 



(P- 333)- 



' Now in the Hundred of Wantage. 



8 The place is not named. 



9 If this is Carswell near Buckland, the only 

 place of the name in Berks, the entry of it under 

 Sudtone Hundred offers a difficulty (F.W.R.). 



10 Near Buckland, in Ganfield Hundred. 



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