Sturton Gfan<je. By J. CJ. Hodgson. 141 



Among other place names are Gysnerod, Colepeteburn ( ? 

 Coalpit), Harethorneley, Hunthakeston, Milnedene, Rubedyk, 

 and Moryley : and persons Hugh of Haysand, and Alexander de 

 Hilton. 



" Another agreement regulates boundaries between the Grange 

 " and the land of John de Acton aud Gilbert de Aula de 

 "Botleston (Buston) and makes mention of ISt. Andrew's 

 *' fountain and Alnewykford." 



" A very interesting charter relates to the payment of Multure 

 " (tprcium decimum) by the owner and men of Buston at the 

 " mill of Stretton.'' Low Buston as well as Sturton Grange was in 

 the manor of Waik, and such is the force of custom that until 

 1879 the owner of Low Buston continued to send Wheat to the 

 adjacent Grange Mill to be ground into Flour for household use. 

 The payment by multure had been discontinued and the miller 

 was paid cJs per old boll for grinding and dressing. 



When the see of Carlisle was founded by King Henry I, the 

 Rectory of Warkworth was given to the Bishop as part of the 

 endowment. The Newminster monks after settling their 

 boundaries, next sought to free their estate from the Rectorial 

 Tithe. They obtained a resignation apparently under pressure 

 from Pandulf the Pope's Legate, from Hugh Bishop of Carlisle 

 (1219-1223), and confirmations from Bishop kSilvester of Carlisle, 

 and from Bishops Marisco (1217-1226) and Farnham (1241-1248) 

 of Durham, also from the prior and convent of Durham, 

 and the prior and convent of Carlisle. They even procured 

 a papal mandate in their favour, dated from Viterbo 

 20 June 1237, from Pope Gregory ix to the Archdeacon of 

 Durham. 



In 1290 K. Edward I. granted to the Abbot and Convent of 

 Newminster free warren in Stretton. 



In the Testa de Nevill (tempore Edw. L, Edw. II.,) the Grange 

 of Stratton is mentioned as held of the Barony of Wark by the 

 Abbot of Newminster. As it was monastic property, it is not 

 mentioned in the Muster Boll of 1538.* 



The lesser monasteries were suppressed in the 27th year of 

 King Henry VIII. viz. 1536 ; when Newminster was dissolved. 

 The Commissioners in their return in the following year give 

 the value of Sturton Grange at £16 per annum. f 



After the dissolution it remained in the Crown until 1545, 



* Aroliasologia Acliana. f Dug-dale. 



