A HISTORY OF DORSET 



(There is) \vood(Iand) 8 furlongs long and 3 furlongs 

 wide. To this manor are attached 2 hides which 

 Queen-- Maud gave to St. Stephen. The whole 

 (manor) was worth, and renders, ;(]40. 



(122) The church itself holds Beincome [Bincombe]. 

 Earl" Harold held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 8 

 hides. There is land for 6 ploughs. Of this there are in 

 demesne 5 hides and there (are) 2 ploughs and 3 

 serfs and 2 villeins and 10 bordars with i plough. 

 There (are) 20 acres of meadow and 2 leagues of 

 pasture. It was worth, and renders, ^^12. 



XVIII. [THE LAND OF THE 

 ABBEY OF ST. WANDRILLE]-* 



(123) The church of St. Wandrille holds the church 

 of Bridetone [Burton Bradstock] and of Brideport 

 [Bridport] and of W'itcerce [Whitchurch Canoni- 

 corum]. Four hides belong to them. They render £-j. 



(xviii) The Abbot of St. \\andrille has the church 

 of Bridetona and the church of Brideport and 

 the church of Witcercie. Four hides of land belong 

 to them and they render £•] a year. 



(124) The church itself holds i church in Warh.mm 

 [Wareham] of the king, to which belongs i hide, and 

 there is i plough with 2 bordars. It is worth 705. 

 with what belongs to it. 



(xx) The Abbot of St. Wandrille has i church in 

 Warham which he holds of King William, to 

 which belongs 1 hide of land which can be 

 ploughed with i plough, which is in that land. 

 There he has 2 bordars. This church with what 

 belongs to it is worth 70^. a year. 



XIX. THE LAND OF THE ABBEY 

 OF SHAFTESBURY 



(125) The church of St. Mary, Shaftesbury, holds 

 Hanlege [Sixpenny Handley]. T.R.E. it paid geld 

 for 20 hides. There is land for 20 ploughs. Of this 

 there are in demesne 4 hides less i virgate and there 

 (are) 4.^ ploughs and 4 serfs and 30 villeins and 15 

 bordars with 12 ploughs. There (are) 7 acres of 

 meadow and wood(land) i league long and I league 

 wide. It was and is worth ;^i2. Of this land 2 free 

 Englishmen hold 4 hides and they have there 3 

 ploughs. 



(126) The church itself holds Haintone [Hinton St. 

 Mary]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 8 hides. There is land 

 for 9 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 3 hides 

 and there (are) 3 ploughs and 3 serfs and 16 villeins 

 and 9 bordars with 6 ploughs. There (is) a mill 

 rendering los. and 30 acres of meadow. (There is) i 

 furlong of wood(land) in length and as much in 

 width, and the same amount of pasture. It was worth 

 £i. Now^ (it is worth) ^(^lo. 



(127) The church itself holds Sture [East and West 

 Stour]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 17 hides. There is 

 land for 10 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 10 

 hides less i A virgate and there (are) 2 ploughs and 25 

 villeins and 18 bordars with 5 ploughs. There (are) 

 3 mills rendering 30^. and 10 acres of meadow. 



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as occurring in the text. 

 number of this fief, but 



(There is) pasture 8 furlongs long and 6 furlongs 

 wide. It was worth £%. Now (it is worth) ^^lo. 



(128) The church itself holds Fontemale [Fontmell 

 Magna]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 15 hides. There is 

 land for 16 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 3 

 hides and i virgate of land and there (are) 2 ploughs 

 and 3 serfs and 45 villeins and 20 bordars with 14 

 ploughs. There (are) 3 mills rendering 11s. jd. and 

 8 acres of meadow and 4 furlongs of pasture and 8 

 furlongs and 2 acres of wood(land). It was worth 

 ^10. Now (it is worth) £1^. 



(129) The church itself holds Cintone [Compton 

 Abbas]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 10 hides. There is 

 land for 10 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 4 

 hides and i virgate of land and there (are) 2 ploughs. 

 There (are) 18 villeins and 14 bordars with 8 

 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering id. and 3 acres 

 of meadow. (There is) pasture J league long and 2 

 furlongs wide. It is worth ^10. 



(130) The church itself holds INIeleberie [Melbury 

 Abbas]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 10 hides. There is 

 land for 12 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 3 

 hides and there (are) 6 ploughs and 27 villeins and 



20 coscets with 6 ploughs. There (are) 4 mills 

 rendering 15^. ^d. (There is) pasture i league long 

 and 2 furlongs wide. (There is) wood(land) 8 

 furlongs long and 2 furlongs wide. It was worth ^^9. 

 Now (it is worth) ^^13. 



(131) The church itself holds Euneminstre [Iwerne 

 Alinster]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 18 hides. There is 

 land for 16 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 5.I 

 hides and there (are) 2 ploughs and 29 villeins and 



21 bordars with 14 ploughs. There (are) 3 mills 

 rendering 17^-. and 18 acres of meadow. In Iwerne 

 Minster (there is) wood(land) i league long and i 

 (league) wide.-' (There is) pasture 10 furlongs long 

 and 2 furlongs wide. It was worth ;(!io. Now (it is 

 worth) £14. 



(132) The church itself holds Tarente [Tarrant 

 Hinton]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 10 hides. There is 

 land for 8 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 2' 

 hides and there (are) 2 ploughs and 3 serfs and x8 

 villeins and 14 bordars with 6 ploughs. There (are) 

 18 acres of meadow. (There is) pasture i league long 

 and 1 league wide. (There is) wood(land) 50 perches 

 long and 40 wide. It was worth £b. Now (it is worth) 



(133) The church itself holds Fifhide [Lower Fife- 

 head or Fifehead St. Quintin in Fifehead Neville]. 

 T.R.E. it paid geld for 5 hides. There is land for 4 

 ploughs. Of this there are in demesne 3.J hides and 

 there (are) 2 ploughs and 2 serfs and 4 villeins and 3 

 bordars with 2 ploughs. There (is) a mill rendering 

 55. and 6 acres of meadow. (There is) wood(land) 

 4 furlongs long and 3 furlongs wide. It is worth j^3. 

 Chetel holds (it) of the abbess. 



(134) The church itself holds Chingestone [Kings- 

 ton in Corfe Castle]. T.R.E. it paid geld for 16 



omitted the heading. 



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