A HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE 



Loach]. ^ Ulfac held (it), and could betake 

 himself {ire) where he would. Herbert holds 

 (it) of Osbern. There is i hide that (pays) 

 geld, and in (the) demesne is i plough, and 

 there are i villein and 5 bordars with 3 

 ploughs. There are 2 serfs. It was worth 

 20 shillings; now 28 shillings. 



The same Osbern holds Wicelbold [Wych- 

 bold in Dodderhill]. Earl Godwine held it. 

 There are 1 1 hides. Of these, 4 hides were 

 free {quietus) from geld. In (the) demesne is 

 I plough, and 2 ploughs more could be (em- 

 ployed) there ; and (there are) 1 9 villeins and 

 27 bordars with 18 ploughs. There are 2 

 serfs, and 5 mills worth {de) 4 pounds and 8 

 shillings, and 26 saltpans which render 4 

 pounds and 12 shillings, and 13 burgesses in 

 [Droit]wich who cut the crops {secantes) for 2 

 days in August and March and do service at 

 the lord's court {servientes curies). There is 

 I ' lewede ' of wood. It was worth 1 4 

 pounds T.R.E., and afterwards ; now 15 

 pounds. 



The same Osbern holds Elmerige [Elm- 

 bridge]. iEldiet held (it). There are 8 

 hides. Of these, 3 hides are free {quietus) 

 from geld by the testimony of the county 

 (court). There are 8 villeins and 26 bordars 

 with 10 ploughs, and another 10 ploughs 

 could be (employed) there. There is i serf, 

 and a saltpan worth 4 shillings, and 50 acres 

 of meadow. The wood(land) is i league 

 {lewa) long and half (a league) in width. It 

 was worth 100 shillings T.R.E. ; now 50 

 shillings. 



In Esch Hund[ret] 



The same Osbern holds Croelai [Crowle], 

 and Urse (holds it) of him. Chetelbert held 

 it, and could betake himself {ire) where he 

 would. There are 5 hides that (pay) geld. 

 In (the) demesne are i^ ploughs, and (there 

 are) 3 bordars and 3 cottars with half a 

 plough, and 3 ploughs more can be (em- 

 ployed) there. There are 3 serfs, and i bur- 

 gess^ worth {de) 2 shillings, and 2 saltpans 

 worth {de) 6 shillings. There is half a league 

 {lewa) of wood(land sufficient) for 1 00 swine. ^ 

 It was worth 60 shillings ; now 40. 



* So called from the family of Loges, which 

 held it under his heirs. 



^ Probably in Droitwich. 



^ In several counties the woodland is regu- 

 larly entered in terms of its value for swine. 

 But this is an exception in Worcestershire, 

 where, as a rule, its extent alone is entered. 



THE LAND OF GILBERT FITZ 

 TUROLD 



In Dodintret Hund[ret] 



XX. Gilbert son of Turold holds Dode- 

 HAM [Doddenham] of the King. Celmar 

 held (it), and could betake himself {ire) where 

 he would. There is i hide that (pays) geld. 

 In (the) demesne is i plough, and (there are) 

 3 villeins and 8 bordars, and 4 cottars and I 

 miller.* Between (them) all they have 7 

 ploughs. There are 2 oxmen {bovarii), and 

 a mill worth {de) 12 shillings. It was worth 

 20 shillings ; now 42 shillings. 



The same Gilbert holds Redmerleie [Red- 

 marley].* Saward held it, and could betake 

 himself (;V^) where he would. There are i^ 

 hides. Ralf holds (it) of Gilbert, and has in 

 (the) demesne i plough, and (there are) 1 1 

 bordars and i Frenchman {francigena) with 3 

 ploughs, and one plough more could be (em- 

 ployed) there. There are 2 serfs. It was 

 worth 30 shillings (T.R.E.), and 15 (shillings) 

 afterwards ; now 30 shillings. 



The same Gilbert holds Hanlege [Han- 

 ley],® and Roger holds it of him. Eadwig 

 {Edwi) held (it), and could betake himself 

 {ire) where he would. There are i^ hides 

 that (pay) geld. In the demesne are 2 



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ploughs, and (there are) 11 bordars and i 

 Frenchman {francigena) with 3 ploughs, and 

 3 more could be (employed) there. There 

 are 2 serfs. It was worth 60 shillings T.R.E. , 

 and 20 shillings afterwards ; now 40 shillings. 



The same Gilbert holds Hanlege [Han- 

 ley] ^ and Hugh (holds it) of him. Chene- 

 ward and Ulchete held it as 2 manors, and 

 could betake themselves {ire) where they 

 would. There are 3 hides that (pay) geld. 

 In the demesne are 2 ploughs, and (there are) 

 10 bordars and i smith and I Frenchman 

 {francigena) with 3 ploughs, and 5 ploughs 

 more could be (employed) there. It was 

 worth 70 shillings T.R.E. ; now 50 shil- 

 lings. 



The same Gilbert holds Alretune [Orle- 



* The mention of millers is rare in Domes- 

 day. 



* In Great Witley. 



« As Hanley Child and Hanley William 

 were both held by Gilbert, it does not seem 

 possible to distinguish them in Domesday. 



'' See note above. 



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