A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



EURVICSCIRE 

 THE KING'S LAND IN EURVICSCIRE 



[YORKSHIRE], WEST REDING 

 r. 301 b. 



M. 1 In MELLINGE [Melling] and HORNEBI 

 [Hornby] and WENNIGETUN [Wennington] Ulf 

 (had) 9 carucates to geld. 



B. 1 In the same place (ibidem) Orme had i 

 carucate and half (a carucate) to geld. 



M. In TORRETUN [Thornton-in-Lonsdale, 

 co. York] and in BORCH [Over (?) Burrow] 

 Orm (had) 6 carucates to geld. 8 



C AGEMUNDRENESSE [AMOUNDER- 



NESS] 



In PRESTUNE [Preston] Earl Tostig (had) 6 

 carucates to geld. Thereto these lands belong : 

 Estun [Ashton-on-Ribble], 2 carucates; Lea 

 [Lea], i carucate ; Salewic [Salwick], I caru- 

 cate ; Clistun [Clifton], 2 carucates ; Neutune 

 [Newton (with Scales)], 2 carucates ; Frechel- 

 tun [Freckleton], 4 carucates ; Rigbi [Ribby 

 (with Wrea)], 6 carucates ; Chicheham [Kirk- 

 ham], 4 carucates; Treueles [Treales (with 

 Wharles and Roseacre)], 2 carucates ; Westbi 

 [Westby], 2 carucates; Plunton [(Field) 

 Plumpton], 2 carucates; Widetun [Weeton], 



3 carucates ; Pres [Preese], 2 carucates ; 

 Wartun [Warton], 4 carucates ; Lidun 

 [Lytham], 2 carucates; Meretun [(Great and 

 Little) Marton], 6 carucates; Latun [Lay- 

 ton (with Wardbreck)], 6 carucates; Stain- 

 inghe [Staining (now Hardhorn, with Newton)], 

 6 carucates; Carlentun [Carleton], 4 caru- 

 cates; Biscopham [Bispham (with Norbreck)], 

 8 carucates ; Rushale [Rossall], 2 carucates ; 

 Brune [Bourn Hall], 2 carucates; Torentun 

 [Thornton], 6 carucates ; Poltun [Poulton-le- 

 Fylde], 2 carucates; Singletun [Great and 

 Little Singleton], 6 carucates; Greneholf 

 [Greenhalgh (with Thistleton)], 3 carucates ; 

 Eglestun [Great Eccleston], 4 carucates ; 

 another Eglestun [Little Eccleston], 2 caru- 

 cates ; Edeleswic [Elswick] , 3 carucates ; In- 

 scip [Inskip], 2 carucates ; Sorbi [Sowerby], 

 i carucate ; Aschebi [a lost vill involved in 

 Myerscough], i carucate; Michelescherche [St. 

 Michael-on-Wyre], I carucate; Catrehala [Cat- 

 terall], 2 carucates; Clactune [Claughton], 2 

 carucates ; Neuhuse [Newsham], i carucate ; 

 Pluntun [Woodplumpton], 5 carucates ; Broc- 

 tun [Broughton], i carucate ; Witingheham 

 [Whittingham], 2 carucates ; Bartun [Barton], 



4 carucates ; Gusansarghe [Goosnargh], i caru- 

 cate ; Halctun [Haighton], i carucate ; Trele- 



1 In this county manors and berewicks are indicated 

 in the survey by the letters M. and B., with a numeral 

 when the entry refers to more than one manor. 



8 Then follow details of the manor of Bolton in 

 Wharfedale (six lines at the head of col. 2). 



felt [Threlfall, in Goosnargh], i carucate ; 

 Watelei [Wheatley (with Thornley)], i caru- 

 cate ; Chipinden [Chipping and Chippingdale], 



3 carucates; Actun [Aighton], I carucate; 3 

 Fiscuic [Fishwick], I carucate ; Grimesarge 

 [Grimsargh (with Brockholes)], 2 carucates ; 

 Ribelcastre [Ribchester], 2 carucates * ; Bilewrde 

 [Dilworth], 2 carucates ; Suenesat [Swainseat, in 

 Nether Wyresdale], I carucate ; Fortune [For- 

 ton], I carucate ; Crimeles [Crimbles], i caru- 

 cate ; Cherestanc [Garstang], 6 carucates 6 ; 

 Rodeclif [Upper Rawcliffe (with Tarnicar], 

 2 carucates ; another Rodeclif [Middle Raw- 

 cliffe], 2 carucates ; a third Rodeclif [Out Raw- 

 cliffe], 3 carucates ; Hameltune [Hambleton], 

 2 carucates ; Stalmine [Stalmine (with Stainall)], 



4 carucates ; Pressouede [Preesall (with Hack- 

 insall)], 6 carucates ; Midehope [Mythop, a 

 hamlet of Weeton], i carucate. 



All these vills belong (jacent) to Prestune, and 

 (there are) three churches. 6 Of these (vills) 

 sixteen are inhabited by a few people, but it is 

 not known how many the inhabitants are. 

 The rest are waste. Roger of Poitou had (this). 



M. In HALTUN [Halton] Earl Tostig had 

 6 carucates of land to geld. In Aldeclif [Ald- 

 clifFe], 2 carucates ; Tiernun [Thurnham], 



2 carucates ; Hillun [Hillham, in Cockerham], 

 I carucate ; Loncastre [Lancaster], 6 carucates ; 

 Chercaloncastre [Kirk Lancaster], 7 2 carucates ; 

 Hoton [Hutton, in Bulk], 2 carucates ; Neutun 

 [Newton, now in Bulk], 2 carucates ; Ovretun 

 [Overton], 4 carucates ; Middeltun [Middle- 

 ton], 4 carucates ; Hietune [Heaton], 4 caru- 

 cates ; Hessam [Heysham], 4 carucates ; Oxene- 

 clif [Oxcliffe], 2 carucates ; Poltune [Poulton- 

 le-Sands], 2 carucates ; Toredholme [Tor- 

 risholme], 2 carucates ; Schertune [Skerton], 

 6 carucates ; Bare [Bare], 2 carucates ; Sline 

 [Slyne (with Hest)], 6 carucates ; Bodeltone 

 [Bolton-le-Sands], 4 carucates ; Chellet [Nether 

 Kellet and Over Keller.], 6 carucates ; Stopel- 

 tierne [Stapleton Terne], 2 carucates ; Neuhuse 

 [Beaumont, in Skerton ?] 2 carucates ; Chrene- 

 forde [Carnforth], 2 carucates. All these vills 

 belong to Hal tune [Halton]. 



M. In WITETUNE [Whittington] Earl Tostig 

 had 6 carucates of land to geld. In Neutune 

 [Newton, in Whittington], 2 carucates ; Ergune 

 [Arkholme], 6 carucates ; Ghersinctune [Gres- 

 singham], 2 carucates ; Hotun [Hutton Roof], 



3 carucates ; Cantesfelt [Cantsfield], 4 caru- 



8 Including Bailey and Chaigley. 

 4 Probably including Button. 



6 Including Winmarleigh, Cabus, Cleveley. Nateby. 

 and Kirkland. 



6 Kirkham, Poulton-le-Fylde, and St. Michael's on 

 Wyre. 



7 An ecclesiastical manor embracing part of the 

 town, like the manor of Kirkland in Kirkby Kendal. 



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