A HISTORY OF DORSET 



There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne there are 2 

 ploughs with I serf and 8 bordars. There (are) 24 

 acres of meadow and 16 furlongs of pasture and 8 

 acres.-*' It was worth ^^4. Now (it is worth) jos. 

 (cxv) The wife of Hugh has i manor which is 

 called Stafort which 2 thegns held in parage on 

 the day when King Edward was alive and dead 

 and they could go with their lands to any lord and 

 (the manor) paid geld T.R.E. for 4 hides. Two 

 ploughs can plough these. In the same manor the 

 wife of Hugh has 2 hides of land which Leving 

 held as i manor** on the day when King Edward 

 was alive and dead, and he could go to any lord. 

 One plough can plough these 2 hides. Hugh and 

 William hold the aforesaid 2 manors of the wife of 

 Hugh fitz Grip. Thence Hugh has 3 hides and 3 

 bordars and i cow and 300 sheep and 12 acres 

 of meadow and 8 furlongs of pasture and 4 acres. 

 In the aforesaid 3 hides which William holds of 

 the wife of Hugh, he himself has 2 ploughs and 5 

 bordars and i serf and 3 pack-horses and 12 cows 

 and 37 pigs and 400 sheep and 1 2 acres of meadow 

 and 8 furlongs of pasture and 4 acres. Hugh's 

 manor is worth 30^. a year and William's manor 

 is worth 40.f. a year and when Hugh fitz Grip 

 received (them) these 2 manors were worth ^^4. 



(384) The woman herself holds Wintreburne 

 [unidentified]. Alric held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld 

 for 8 hides. There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne 

 there are 2 ploughs and 3 serfs and 3 villeins and 

 5 bordars with i plough. There (are) 9 acres of 

 meadow and 200 acres of pasture. It was and is 

 worth ^6. 



(cxvi) The wife of Hugh (has) i manor which is 

 called Wintreborna which Alric held on the day 

 when King Edward was alive and dead and it paid 

 geld for 8 hides. Four ploughs can plough these. 

 That Alric-" could go with his land to any lord. 

 Thence the wife of Hugh has 6 hides less i 

 virgate and 2 ploughs in demesne and the villeins 

 have 2 hides and i virgate and i plough. There 

 the wife of Hugh has 3 villeins and 5 bordars and 

 3 serfs and i pack-horse and 6 cows and 10 pigs 

 and 304 sheep and 9 acres of meadow and 200 

 acres of pasture and it is worth £6 a year and when 

 Hugh received (it it was worth) as much. 



(385) William holds INIordone [Morden] of her. 

 Alnod held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 5 virgates 

 of land. There is land for i plough — [blank].-*^ It was 

 worth 25^. Now (it is worth) 20^. 



(cxvii) The wife of Hugh has i manor which is 

 called Mordona which Alnod held on the day 

 when King Edward was alive and dead and it 

 paid geld for 5 virgates. One plough can plough 

 these. William Chernet holds these of the wife of 

 Hugh. Of these William has 3I virgates in 

 demesne and the villeins (have) 1 1 virgate and 

 when he received (it) it was worth 25*-. a year and 

 now it is worth 20s. 



(386) She herself holds Wintreburne [unidenti- 

 fied]. Three thegns held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld 

 for 5 hides. There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne 

 there is i plough and 2 serfs and 5 villeins and 4 



■•5 Supply 'silve' ? For a comment on this passage and the 

 corresponding entn,- in Exon. Domesday, see p. 4. 

 *'' 'pro i mansione' interlined. 



bordars. There (are) 4 acres of meadow and 5 

 furlongs of pasture in length and as much in width. 

 It was worth 100s. Now (it is worth) 405. 



(cxviii) The wife of Hugh has i manor which is 

 called Wintreborna which 3 thegns held on the 

 day when King Edward was alive and dead and it 

 paid geld for 5 hides. Three ploughs can plough 

 these. These thegns could go to any lord with 

 their lands. Thence the wife of Hugh has 3 hides 

 and I plough in demesne and the villeins have i\ 

 hide. There the wife of Hugh has 5 villeins and 4 

 bordars and 2 serfs and 5 pigs and 100 sheep and 

 4 acres-" of meadow and 5 furlongs of pasture in 

 length and as much in width and it is worth 40^. 

 and when the wife of Hugh received (it) it was 

 worth 100s. 



(387) Ralph holds li virgate of land in Wintre- 

 burne [unidentified] of her. There is land for 3 

 oxen. Godwin held (it) T.R.E. and it was and is 

 worth 3^. 



(cxix) The wife of Hugh has i « virgate of land in 

 Wintreborna which Godwin held on the day when 

 King Edward was alive and dead. Three oxen can 

 plough this. Ralph holds this of the wife of 

 Hugh. This (manor) is worth 35. a year and when 

 Hugh received (it) it was worth as much. 



(388) William holds Winburne [unidentified] of her. 

 Aldwin held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for i hide. 

 There is land for i plough. There are 2 bordars and 

 J mill rendering i^d. There (is) pasture 4 furlongs 

 in length and width. (There is) wood(land) i 

 furlong in length and i furlong in width. It was 

 worth 20s. Now (it is worth) 5s. 



(cxx) The wife of Hugh has i manor which is 

 called Winburna which Aldwin held on the day 

 when King Edward was alive and dead and it paid 

 geld for I hide. One plough can plough this. 

 William de Creneto holds of her. There are 2 

 bordars and he has there | mill, that is, 15^. and i 

 furlong of wood(land) in length and \ (furlong) in 

 width and 4 furlongs of pasture in length and 

 width. This manor is worth ^s. a year and when 

 he himself received (it) it was worth 20.f. 



(389) The same William holds H.'^me [Hampreston] 

 of her. Agelward held (it) T.R.E. and it paid geld for 

 I hide. There is land for i plough. There is i villein 

 and 2 bordars and 2 acres of meadow and i furlong 

 of wood(land) in length and another in width. It was 

 and is worth 12s. 



(cxxi) The wife of Hugh has i manor which is 

 called Hame which Agelward held T.R.E. and it 

 paid geld for i hide. William Chernet holds this 

 and it can be ploughed by i plough and there is i 

 villein and i bordar and i furlong of wood(land) 

 in length and another in width and 2 acres of 

 meadow. This manor is worth 125. a year and 

 when he received it it was worth as much. 



(390) William holds Bere [Dodding's Farm in Bere 

 Regis] of her. Leomer held (it) T.R.E. and it paid 

 geld for 1 hide. There is land for i plough which is 

 there and a mill rendering 20J. and i bordar and 6 

 acres of meadow and 6 acres of pasture. It is worth 



■" 'Alricus' interlined. 



*' Space in the text. For a comment, see p. 4. 



*" 'agros' interlined. 



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