A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE 
Lincoln. Remigius held in seven different townships altogether 
8£ hides and 22 virgates, valued at £7 115., besides the church of 
Leighton, worth £4, and the church of St. Paul’s, Bedford, which men 
said he had wrongfully taken from the canons there. His property has 
however no special interest, except the church of Leighton, which soon 
after furnished a prebendal stall to the cathedral ; and he did not long 
hold the church of St. Paul. 
The Bishop of Durham’s property is small, but has an interest of 
its own. He held in Millow 44 hides, and in Arlesey 8 hides, together 
worth £7, which the canons of Holy Cross at Waltham’ had held in alms 
of Edward the Confessor. Both Millow and Arlesey were afterwards 
recovered by Waltham Abbey.” 
The abbot of St. Edmund’s held land in three places ; altogether 
74 hides and 4 virgates, value £7 6s. His property has no further interest 
in church history. 
The abbot of Peterborough had the manor of Stanwick, 24 hides, 
worth 30s., which still belonged to the abbey in 1346. This manor is 
now part of Northamptonshire. 
The abbot of Ramsey had very extensive and valuable property ; 
the five manors of Cranfield, Barton, Pegsdon, Holwell and Shillington, 
besides land in Wyboston, Barford, Clifton and Standon. It amounted 
to 501 hides, and was worth £48 6s. 4d.“ Cranfield, Barton and Shil- 
lington belonged to the abbey till the dissolution. 
The abbot of St. Peter’s, Westminster, had only half a hide in Hol- 
well, worth 1oos. He still drew a pension of ros. from Holwell church 
in 1291. 
The abbot of Thorney had 2 hides and 1 virgate in Bolnhurst, 
worth 60s. The church remained under the patronage of the abbey till 
the dissolution. 
The abbess of Barking held the manor of Lidlington, 10 hides, 
worth £8, and continued to do so until the dissolution. 
The canons of St. Paul’s, London, held Caddington ; the Dean and 
Chapter retain the patronage of the church until this day. The prebends 
of Caddington, Major and Minor, were endowed from their property in 
this neighbourhood. The manor was in extent 5 hides and worth 4os. ; 
it had been given to the canons by King William. 
Canon Osmund of St. Paul’s, Bedford, held 3 virgates of the king in 
Biddenham, worth ros.° Canon Ansfrid of the same church held 
another virgate worth 3s., of the gift of Ralf Taillebois. 
Ernuin, a priest, held 1 carucate in Harrowden. 
1 See Domesday Studies, ii. 420-1. It is not clear how these two manors came into the hands of 
the Conqueror, whether by an exchange or by violence, as they seem to have been part of the original 
endowment of Waltham Abbey. 
2 Feud. Aids, i. 19, 20. 3 Ibid. i. 8, 25. 
* The history of nearly all these acquisitions may be found in the registers of Ramsey Abbey (Rolls 
Series). 
5 Pope Nich. Tax. (Rec. Com.), 49. 
8 One virgate was bequeathed by Leuiet, who held it in alms of King Edward ; the other two 
were the gift of Ralf Taillebois. 
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