Erlestoke and its Manor Lords. 



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S th side at Woolbridge Eastward towards Verwood (near Fordingbridge) 

 from thence to the stone at Fordingbridge from thence to the 16 Arch Bridge 

 so on to Downton by the Eiver from thence to Harnham & so on to Bull 

 bridge— has heard they proceeded from Bull bridge to the Kiver Nadder to 

 Tisbury by the water, to Cann Chappel, crossed again there and proceeded 

 towards (Fonthill ?) by the Stour, from thence to Canford Bridge where 

 Horns are affixed every year & from thence pursuing the Stour to Woolbridge." 



Deposition of William Brinton Nov. 6th, 1791 :— 



" About thirty years back I Liv'd with Mr. Arundell of Ashcombe for the 

 space of Twelve years and During that time I saw 3 Deer at a time hang up 

 in Mr. Arundell's Brewhouse and the Gates was order'd to be trigg'd oppen 

 for to Let the Deer into the Park. I knowd one Sorell in Particular that was 

 Carst in by the Greyhounds, the Haunches of that Deer waied 22 Pounds and 

 half, and there is to Places in the Park where the Deer can Leap into the 

 Park but they cant Leap out again. I think we had no Bight to kill the 

 Deer. They did it by stelth.- 



" William Brinton." 



By John Watson-Taylor. 

 INTRODUCTION. 



^^fl^N" the north-west corner of Salisbury Plain the parish of 

 iSj j|] Imber occupies a central position and forms the southern 

 boundary of four small parishes that run in narrow strips to the 

 edge of the plain and down into the vale below. The largest of 

 these is Erlestoke, but while its length is four-and-a-half miles, its 

 width nowhere exceeds one mile. On the west the little parish of 

 East Coulston runs with Erlestoke from Imber to Bulkington and 

 Keevil on the north, and on the east Great Cheverell and its small 

 neighbour on the other side run together northwards but are 

 brought up short by Worton, whose tithing of Marston completes 



