NOTE ON DOMESDAY BOOK 
It has been thought advisable to include the 
small section of Domesday Book, a portion of 
which relates to the south-west angle of Cumber- 
land, in the list of documents connected with the 
early history of the county. The translation is 
made from the printed book (i. 3014) and the 
names of places are reproduced without alteration. 
It will be noticed that the amount of land in each 
vill is expressed in carucates, but the measure of 
the carucate varied greatly according to time and 
place. The essential portion of the plough (caruca) 
was its team of oxen, eight in number. The place 
names of Witingham, Bodele and Santacherche are 
now known in Cumberland as Whicham, Bootle 
and Kirksanton respectively. Most of the other 
names can be identified in the district called 
‘Lancashire north of the sands.’ 
THE KING’S LAND IN EURUIC SCIRE, WEST 
REDING 
AGEMUNDRENESSE 
M[anor]. In Hougun earl Tosti had (4b) 4 carucates of 
land for geld; 3 carucates in Chiluestreuic; 3 carucates in 
Sourebi; 4 carucates in Hietun; 2 carucates in Daltune; 
2 carucates in Warte; 6 carucates in Neutun; 6 carucates in 
Walletun ; 2 carucates in Suntun ; 2 carucates in Fordebodele ; 
6 carucates in Rosse ; 2 carucates in Hert; 6 carucates in Lies; 
2 carucates in the other Lies; 2 carucates in Glassertun ; 
2 carucates in Steintun; 4 carucates in Cliuerton; 3 carucates 
in Ouregrave ; 4 carucates in Meretun ; 2 carucates in Pennige- 
tun; 2 carucates in Gerleuuorde; 6 carucates in Borch; 
4 carucates in Berretseige; 4 carucates in Witingham [Whicham] ; 
4 carucates in Bodele [Bootle] ; 1 carucate in Santacherche 
[Kirksanton] ; 6 carucates in Hougenai. All these vills belong 
to (jacent ad) Hougun. 
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